Post-Election Perspective
“This is the day the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it.” Psalm 118:24
Regardless of who (or what you voted for), if you are a Christ-follower, TODAY is another day to glorify God with your words, attitude and deeds. Represent HIM well!
Here are a few ways I intend to do that, as it relates to my faith and politics:
- I will again be grateful that I live in a country where I had the chance to vote.
- I will pray for President-Elect Obama, because scripture teaches us to pray for those in leadership – not just pray for those we did or did not vote for.
- I will speak optimistically about our future. Regardless of whether or not every one (or everything) I voted for won, I refuse be a gloater or a complainer. Both of those behaviors tend to divide. I know that the kingdom of God is neither Democrat nor Republican (nor Independent, Green, or any other political title). I also know that God has worked through (or around) every kind of leader in every kind of political and moral landscape. Now is no different.
- I also am excited to see what benefits can come to our country through this historic election that broke a racial glass ceiling.
- And finally, I want to offer you one of the best resources I have come across recently to help us form a healthy perspective of Faith and Politics. The following link is to a fellow Church Planter, who started a church in Washington DC. He and I not only share the same affiliation, the church he started has a number of things similar to NLC. Since he has a congregation with people employed by, and highly engaged in, the political segment (both Republicans and Democrats), he is uniquely blessed … or challenged (I am not sure which) by that reality. Whichever it is, he’s put together a fabulous talk on how Christians should view politics. Even though this talk was given prior to the election, it is worth checking out now. The video also begins with some very funny stuff! Here’s the link. Enjoy
CHECK IT OUT: http://theaterchurch.com/media/video/the-political-elephant/
Near its conclusion he adds this great quote I’ll include here:
“What is more important than how we vote on November 4th is how we live on November 3rd and November 5th. We vote every day with our lives. We vote every day with our feet, our hands, our lips, and our wallets. … ultimate change does not happen once every four years.”