The World is Watching
Today is a big day in the United States. Today we we go to the polls and elect our next president and vice-president, along with other offices depending on your location. You may be voting for congressional seats or senatorial seats, mayors or city council.
Our votes will be watched by the world. While voting is a personal choice, the ramifications of our votes will be felt world-wide.
So how will you spend your time before you cast your ballot?
Some have studied the issues and chosen their candidate based on shared goals and ideals. Still others will vote based on party alignment. And others will vote based on “image,” how the candidate presents him or herself.
Unfortunately, too few voters will spend any time in prayer, seeking God’s will.
When I looked up leadership in the Bible, a passage from Luke came up. Christ was making his final decision about who to call as disciples, to follow him and assist him. But beyond this, Christ also knew that these men, these flawed humans, would be the leaders who would take the message of the risen Lord to the world after he had returned to his father’s house. In other words, he would be selecting men to enter training by his side to become the first Christian leaders.
What exactly did Christ do before making his choices?
One of those days Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray, and spent the night praying to God. When morning came, he called his disciples to him and chose twelve of them, whom he also designated apostles. Luke 6: 12-13.
He prayed. He went to his father and asked for guidance, for discernment and wisdom.
If Jesus was compelled to reach out to God in prayer, shouldn’t we?
So today, before you enter the voting booth, spend time in prayer, asking God’s guidance and wisdom as you make your choice.
May 26th, 2010 at 9:48 am
the world is watching