Dear Friends,
DEFINITELY not WHO to vote for. Not even THAT you should vote. But more HOW to feel as you vote…
In our Wednesday Communion services there is one passage each year from the Old Testament. It’s read just before advent as a reminder that advent is a time of waiting for Jesus. But more than that it also describes what this Jesus is like. Its Jeremiah 23v5:
The days are coming,” declares the Lord,
“when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch,
a King who will reign wisely
and do what is just and right in the land.
If you are walking into a polling booth on Dec 12th you can walk in with absolute confidence that even if the person you voted for doesn’t get elected, even if the person you least wanted to win wins, even if you get it wrong and end up voting for the wrong person, Jesus Christ is already on the throne of the universe, he will always be on the throne of the universe, and he rules form that throne with righteousness, wisdom and justice.
And even more wonderful perhaps is that we as his people have intimate access to his throne to bring all of our prayers to him. You have far more access to the king of the universe than you will likely ever have to your MP! So as you walk in to the polling booth with confidence in Jesus wise and just reign, also walk in dependent upon him, praying that from his wisdom he would give us leaders after his own heart.
Yours in Christ,
Paul