The country is so deeply divided. People make all sorts of claims against those who don’t believe or think the way they think they should think or believe. There have been so many prayers and declarations and claims and counterclaims over this presidential election. And I wish I had a dollar for every time I’ve heard “God chooses the leaders” as if we as humans—hear me know–have no dog in the fight. This is fatalistic thinking—truly. God intervenes. God chooses the path of his plan. But when the people wanted a king, what did He give them? When they wanted meat in the wilderness, what did He give them? We as mere humans have responsibility for our destiny in a free will partnership with God.
One of the ways God choses leadership in America—because we do have a choice thanks to the freedom God gave us in forming this great nation—is through the Holy Spirit. People yielding to the Holy Spirit will at least attempt to do the right thing. For example, I read that almost a million more people than in the last presidential election early voted in a one of swing states. They didn’t vote in 2020. But they are driven in 2024. Maybe they were led by the Holy Spirit to do so. This column has said from time to time that it will be an act of God if Donald Trump wins with all that is against him. If this is so, it is because people were motivated to vote. And in the same sense, if Kamala Harris wins, people were motivated to vote. God will not be mocked. God will have his way. But it is through his partnership with humans.
Herein is where the lines between Godly and Godless are drawn. How does one who claims to honor and follow the LORD determine the vote? How does God look upon the issues candidates represent? How does God look upon a candidate that would suppress freedom of religion and the right to talk about it when God commands us to “Go into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature (Mark 16:15).” How does God look upon abortion when we see that John the Baptist leapt in the womb when it was said that Mary was with child, the God child (Luke 1:41)? How does God look upon a candidate that supports homosexuality and transgenderism when it is clear in the Word of God that these deviant behaviors are sin—but a candidate doesn’t seek to help people out of sin, but rather encourages others to enter into it.
What does God think of a candidate who supports with billions of dollars a people who terrorize, kill, steal, and destroy God’s chosen (Genesis 12:3)? There are clear lines drawn in this election that separate the candidates. Political parties are vehicles for such issues. Candidates representing parties that advocate against God cannot be separated from their allegiances. Many are torn about how they should vote because they don’t like the language or attitude of one candidate or another. Ask, though, which candidate aligns most with God because if one proclaims God, and represents God as an ambassador here on earth, that person is mocking God by supporting someone who is in word and deed against God. Yes, God chooses our leaders. He will choose through you.
