Well it is that time again. We will get to watch a debate tonight and hopefully the debate will help us make up our minds about who to vote for this November. For those of us who have already made up our minds and for those of us who are still trying to decide I hope that in the decision-making process you use your ability to pray and trust God’s promise to hear those prayers to help you make the decision on whom to vote for. No matter who you decide to vote for make sure that you do go to the polls and cast your vote.
I have heard some comments about the decision-making process for what political party or candidate is followed and ultimately voted for. These comments trouble me some because they are about separating political decisions and religious beliefs. I wonder how that can be done! I firmly believe that when Jesus tells us that the most important commandment is:
” Mar 12:29 Jesus answered, “The most important is, ‘Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God is one Lord, Mar 12:30 and you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’
How can we “love the Lord our God with all our heart, with all our soul, with all our mind, and with all our strength” and then cast a vote without including Him in the decision about who to vote for. If we are to do as God tells us we absolutely must not separate our own political decisions from our religious beliefs. If we love God and believe in the teachings from the Bible we must use those teachings to guide us in “all” that we do each and every day. There is no decision that we can make that should not be a God led decision. Please do not separate your religious convictions from your political decisions. Politicians will be here today and gone tomorrow but our God will be forever. Trust in Him and allow Him to guide you through the decisions you will be making.
Have a blessed, peace filled day,
Pastor Randy
Wesley United Methodist Church, Orange TX 