It Is an Individual Matter
God said in 1 Samuel 12:14, “If ye will fear the LORD, and serve him, and obey his voice, and not rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then shall both ye and also the king that reigneth over you continue following the LORD your God”. That gives a clear indication that it is our responsibility as individual believers to choose leaders who are more inclined to the fear of the Lord and “terror” to evil works
The Bible does tell us who to vote for if we let it. Leadership that is as close to the word of God as possible, is more likely to work for our own good, for the good of the church, and the good of our nation (Jeremiah 29:7).
Lean Not to Your Own Understanding
Instead of trusting God by following Him, praying, seeking His wisdom, and discerning what to look for in a leader, we tend to lean on our own understanding. However, this kind of thinking conflicts with Proverbs 3:5, “Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding”. The connection here is that we need to examine people by God’s standards and not our own.
Instead of trusting God by following Him, praying, seeking His wisdom, and discerning what to look for in a leader, we tend to lean on our own understanding. However, this kind of thinking conflicts with Proverbs 3:5, “Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding”. The connection here is that we need to examine people by God’s standards and not our own.
A Possible Message from God
God has granted the United States the freedom to choose in its elections. In some countries there are no choices. But, if while we say we want God’s will we make choices based on our own emotions, wisdom, and ideas, something is wrong. This is vanity serving Him with the mouth but the heart is far from Him (Matthew 15:8).
Consider these things when you say you want His will in politics but ignore or reject His counsel. In continuing in this manner, we shall surely and collectively reap sorrow from rejecting His counsel. In many ways, we have been, for years.
Final Thoughts
As believers, we may say we want the best person for national leadership and other political positions, but we may not really care to seek that person from a biblical perspective. We may be leaning more toward favor or feelings instead of biblical wisdom. It is what we can call Christian speak—sounding Christian but failing to follow through with it.
The biblical principles relevant to choosing government leaders are essential to all believers who cast votes. And this counsel is freely accessible in the Bible for all of us.
So, who are you voting for? Look to the Bible to know who to vote for. The answer is there. Pray for discernment. Ask God for wisdom. We are never going to find a perfect leader until Christ returns, but we can vote for someone who has more arrows pointing to them.
