Predictions for the Upcoming Elections

As we listen to all the candidates debating for our vote, as we study up and prepare to cast our own vote, sometimes we get all worked up and worried about who is going to get elected. I can remember years ago, when I was a young college student, I said, "If my candidate doesn't win the election, I'm moving to Canada!"

Well, my candidate didn't win, and I didn't move to Canada, and our state and nation continued to prosper and move forward. But because we live in the great nation of the United States of America we have the right and the opportunity to vote, and have our say about who is leading our many varied governmental institutions, whether it be Federal, State, county or city.

Do you know that people have sacrificed a great deal to give you and me the opportunity to vote on the decisions and leaders for our government. When we choose not to vote we are forfeiting a right that has been handed down to us by those who have been ridiculed, beaten, arrested, thrown in jail, and even given up their lives. Believe me!!! It makes a difference here in our nation, and throughout the entire world, that you have the right to vote...even if the candidate of your choice doesn't win. We have been given the right to participate in this grand experiment called the United States of America, "I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."

Yes, at times we can criticize our nation and it's leaders (which is a privilege many people do not have in other nations). The grand old U.S. of A. doesn't always get it right. Sometimes even the leaders of our choice disappoint us. But the most important thing is that we do take part, because when we take part we keep this nation moving forward. And when the vast majority of Christians take part in this wonderful privilege, we are guaranteeing that God has a voice in this nation's policies and leaders. So be sure and vote.

Now, here are the predictions that I received in an e-mail from my good friend, Paul Turk:

TEN PREDICTIONS NO MATTER WHO WINS THE ELECTION:
1. The Bible will still have all the answers.
2. Prayer will still work.
3. The Holy Spirit will still move.
4. God will still inhabit the praises of His people.
5. There will still be God-anointed preaching.
6. There will still be singing of praise to God.
7. God will still pour out blessings on His people.
8. There will still be room at the Cross.
9. Jesus will still love you and me.
10. Jesus will still save the lost.

ISN'T IT GREAT TO KNOW WHO IS STILL IN CONTROL?

I would like to add one more to this list of predictions...No matter who wins the election for President of the United States of America...

11. I will still pray daily for God's blessing, protection and guidance in the decisions of our new President.
When President George W. Bush was elected President, there was a new movement all across the nation to gather a large number of Christians to pray for our president on a daily basis. Their website can be found at www.presidentialprayerteam.org. I would hope you too would take the commitment and pledge to regularly pray for our President. Whether it is Sen. Barak Obama or Sen. John McCain, I believe it will make a difference for our nation if Christians everywhere pray for them daily.

I love this quote from Ben Franklin...
"The worship of God is a duty...
Freedom is not a gift bestowed upon us by other men, but a right that belongs to us by the laws of God and nature… I never doubted the existence of the Deity, that he made the world, and governed it by His Providence... The pleasures of this world are rather from God's goodness than our own merit... Whoever shall introduce into the public affairs the principles of primitive (essential) Christianity will change the face of the world... Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God."

God Bless and have a great day in the Lord!
Roger