“PRAY AND VOTE!”

Me-Maw Thoughts

Number 492

September 15, 2020///

On “The Christian View” TV show, I heard a comment that I have been considering.

The subject was “Faith and Politics”.  One of the co-hosts made the statement that what was happening in the world today is instead of “Faith and Politics”, we are seeing “Faith in Politics”!

If we use our Faith to guide our politics, our votes, and our prayers for our leaders, it is an amazingly good thing.  This country was founded on the truths of the word of God and the freedom that all are to enjoy.

But when we begin to put our Faith in the political systems or leaders, we are bound for failure.  No leader has all the answers. No leader or leaders can solve all our problems.

This country was established with leaders to guide it and we have gotten to the place that government is our source for everything!

1 Timothy 2:1-3 (KJV)
¹ I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;
² For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.
³ For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;

Proverbs 29:2 (KJV)
When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.

God created man in His image and gave us a free will.  A will to choose who we elect to govern us.  A will to choose evil or a will to choose good.  A will to choose via our likes and dislikes or a will to choose those whose beliefs line up more closely with the moral values and truth in the Word of the Living God.

Are there any of those in public offices: local, state, or national that are perfect? No not one!   Jesus was the only perfect one and He came that we may have life and life abundant, but we must choose that.

We must choose to pray for our leaders, and for the enemies hold on people’s minds to be replaced with wisdom from the throne room of God.

When we pray and listen to the inner voice of the spirit of God; when we pray and ask God to guide us to put the right people in office and when we catch a vison of what God can do when we pray; things will change!

When we sit back and criticize and complain and neither pray for our leaders and our country nor vote, the enemy is winning.

We are soldiers in the army of God and the weapons of our warfare are not carnal!

We do not wrestle against flesh and blood but against principalities in the heavens!

This is not a battle of persons, but a spiritual battle.  We cannot win a spiritual battle with earthly weapons.  But by the power of almighty God we can pull down the strongholds of the devil. The one who want us to destroy each other with our divisions and hate.

 We are equipped, as sons and daughters of the most high God, who have taken our rightful place as royalty, to bring the enemy to our feet! Provisions have been made but as people of choice, the decision is ours!!

Ephesians 6:10-13 (KJV)
¹⁰ Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
¹¹ Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
¹² For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
¹³ Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

Joshua 24:15 (KJV)
And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.

We must PRAY for our leaders.  We must PRAY for our vote and then VOTE!

2 Chronicles 7:14 (KJV)
If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

“Evil abounds when good people do nothing!”                                                               YOU HAVE A CHOICE!  WHAT WILL YOU CHOOSE!

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Father God, I decree and declare in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, that each person who reads this would choose to do battle in the spirit.  Let each of us pray and seek your face for this great Nation!  May we battle against spiritual darkness and may we let our voices be heard as we vote what you speak to our Spirits!  For give our apathy that helped lead our nation to so much evil.  We have the answer.  May we pray and obey!  Thank you for your love and care for each of your creations! Amen!

Choose!!  Love, MeMaw