I explained that in November, Americans will vote for what they want. They will either choose God or the things of this world…and they will have them. Then, I added, and this is the part voters sometimes forget or blame on others, they will live with their choices.

If you think about it, many Christians say they want godly things, but then they will tell you why they aren’t going to vote. And statistics bear this out. Sadly, with 90 million eligible Christian voters in the country, 40 million don’t vote and 15 million aren’t even registered. All have reasons for their dereliction.

Some say that God will sort it out. Some say their vote doesn’t matter. Some say politics is too messy for them. Some act as though unless Jesus is running for office, nobody is good enough. And some boil things down to one issue and then, like spoiled children, refuse to participate if they don’t get their way on that issue. They have all sorts of perspectives, but the ultimate reality is that those who care will vote and those who don’t will find excuses.

The reality is that there are no perfect candidates. It’s politics. It’s messy. And it always comes down to the lesser of two evils or the best we can do with what we have, and the reason is that so few people actually participate.

Dante Alighieri said, “The darkest places in hell are reserved for those who maintain their neutrality in times of moral crisis.” I don’t know about the hell part, but I do think a Christian should speak Jesus’ voice into civil affairs at every opportunity. I also believe you promote what you permit and some things should be protested. And I think a lot about the holocaust and how so few protested.

At stake in this election is whether or not the U.S. will support Israel or radical Islamic murderers and their state sponsors. At stake are the judges to be appointed by the winners who will adjudicate current and future legislation based on the Constitution or according to their personal and political views. At stake is the border crisis, our military readiness, the education system, and whether our children will grow up in a culture of true faith or a culture of perversity, racism, sexism, and gender dysphoria. At stake is an economy which supports American workers, hard work, work ethics, and business development or government regulation, cronyism, entitlement, and laziness. And because the Bible addresses all of these issues with unwavering clarity, without exaggeration, at stake in this election is the soul of this nation.

Your vote is your statement about the world in which you want to live. Whatever comes of the election, your vote conveys your desires and failure to vote or voting according to opinion and not the truths of the Bible does the same. So, if America wants godly policies, it will vote for them. And if it doesn’t care enough to participate with a biblical worldview, it will have godlessness. Hebrews 11:16 says, “But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one.” I guess we’ll soon see.

God bless and semper fi,