Should Christians be involved in the political process and select the next President of the United States? A resounding “Yes!” I believe that we have an obligation to our nation’s Constitution, which its preamble states, “ We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.” ‘We the people’ in my mind means ‘All Americans.’
So we have two types of obligations in our hands: national obligation, which we have looked at briefly, and spiritual obligation. Spiritual obligation to our nation comes from the word of God. Jesus said, “give to Ceasar what is Ceasar’s.” In Romans 13: 1-7 we read, “Obey the rulers who have authority over you. Only God can give authority to anyone, and he puts these rulers in their places of power. People who oppose the authorities are opposing what God has done, and they will be punished. Rulers are a threat to evil people, not to good people. There is no need to be afraid of the authorities. Just do right, and they will praise you for it. After all, they are God’s servants, and it is their duty to help you. If you do something wrong, you ought to be afraid, because these rulers have the right to punish you. They are God’s servants who punish criminals to show how angry God is. But you should obey the rulers because you know it is the right thing to do, and not just because of God’s anger. You must also pay your taxes. The authorities are God’s servants, and it is their duty to take care of these matters. Pay all that you owe, whether it is taxes and fees or respect and honor.
Whoever becomes the President is in God’s will! God is sovereign; He is in control! So the next step for us is to have an opinion, get involve, and vote your conscience!
