This month several members of my family were privileged to vote for the office of President of the United States of America. We do indeed count this as a privilege, understanding that many people across the world have no say in the selection of the leaders of their nations. While I personally have numerous complaints about both parties and how they have led our nation, I am thankful to still have a say, albeit small, in the direction we pursue over the next four years.
For those who are not aware, our family is a Bible-believing, God-fearing family. This truth does not just direct our ways on Sundays and Wednesdays, but it is to guide us in all our decisions and practices. As such, we seek to apply Bible truths to every aspect of our lives including the selection of those we deem best to lead our country. This is somewhat difficult when you consider that governments in the Bible were not selected by those they governed; however, the scripture does offer a principle by which our choice for president was directed.
“I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty” (1 Timothy 2:1-2).
Unfortunately, many people have confused the concept of voting for one to lead a country with voting for one who will lead our homes and our families. In reality, in voting for a president, we are not voting for a man to be our father/husband, pastor, or mentor/example. In fact, we are voting for him to be none of the above and to let our fathers/husbands, pastors, and mentors do their jobs without interruption from the man we call President.
In a perfect world, our leader would be a godly man who would love and live the Bible in his daily life. One day, when Christ rules and reigns on this earth for 1,000 years, we will get just that; however, for any man to get enough power and influence to become the leader of a nation here and now, it is almost certain that some level of impurity and corruption has landed him where he is.
That being said, the principle that guided our family’s decision for president is that we believe God would have us to have a leader who will allow Christians to “lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty” (1 Timothy 2:2). When one considers the two political parties in our nation and their treatment of Christians in the present time, the choice is not perfect, but it is CLEAR. One party limits the free exercise of religion and one fights for us to be allowed to worship and serve God according to His dealings in our souls.
All this being said, we have never been happier to vote, and specifically to vote for President Donald J. Trump as our President for the next four years. If 2020 has taught us anything, it has taught us that chaos grants power to those in authority. Many in the political theater used this power to control us, alter our ways of life, and dictate what we can and cannot do as it pertains to the “free” exercise of our religion. Many of them are still doing so and have promised to maintain this practice into the foreseeable future. For all the accusations hurled at our President, any honest man must confess that he has done everything in his power not to be our father/husband, pastor, or mentor. In other words, he has allowed us to “lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty” (1 Timothy 2:2).
For this reason, and others, we willingly and joyfully placed our vote for four more years of President Donald J. Trump and we thank God that it was he who was leading our nation when the chaos of 2020 hit and we pray to God that it will be he that will lead our nation into the troubles that await us in the next four years. May God bless the President and may God bless the United States of America.
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