Politics and I do not go in the same sentence.
It gives me a migraine looking at Facebook and everyone
throwing your two cents into the political conversation. Neither candidate is a saint nor are they the devil in human
skin. Yet I have seen everything in-between on Facebook and Twitter
from both sides of the situation. When we think we have all the answers we can have none of
the answers.
I pray Christians care more about keeping people from hell
then this election. We as humans do not have all the answers, nor will we ever. Sometimes we can get stuck in-between a rock and a hard
place. Yet it’s still not as bad as Paul had it.
He was standing up for what he believed in and that was
Jesus. He believed in a resurrected Christ and lived his life for
him. You don’t read in the Bible about Christians voting in an
election but you hear how they are put on trial for that faith. Paul was on trial for a great chunk of time.
He was sent to Festus with his accusers. His accusers were lying about him and saying he did stuff
that wasn’t true. Yet he faced politics. Festus felt he owed the Jews a favor and tried to move the
trial to Jerusalem. This could have been a death sentence to Paul.
Paul answered with this in Acts 25:10-11…
“I am now standing before Caesar’s court, where I ought to
be tried. I have not done any wrong to
the Jews, as you yourself know very well. If, however, I am guilty of doing
anything deserving death, I do not refuse to die. But if the Jews are not true, no one has the
right to hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar!”
As a Roman citizen he had the right to appeal to Caesar with
his case. He knew the bad things that could happen in Jerusalem and went
the other way. Sometimes you have to fight for what you believe in. Paul believed in Jesus and was willing to stand trial for
him.
Would you be willing to do the same for your faith? Faith goes beyond who you vote for, it’s so much more. If you are a Christian please think about someone who might
be going to hell and try to show them the eternal life that Jesus offers.
Have a great day.
