(ThyBlackMan.com) Tensions are high. Tension between political parties. Tension between races. Tension between religions. Tension between those in authority and the people. Tension between our presidential nominees: Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. Tension between red states and blue states. In fact tension seems to be everywhere in the world today!
For the Christian, this unmistakable tension can bring great concern, unsettling worry, and sleepless nights. The follower of Jesus may be asking: “What if the wrong person gets elected as President?” “What if my guy or girl botches the race for the Whitehouse?” “What will happen if my side loses?” Are you ready for a comforting truth? Christians will gain no matter who prevails in the Presidential election.
That may seem like a strange statement, but it is true. Let’s first 
dispel a false mindset that could supervene from that statement. If Christians win either way the election goes, does that mean that Christians should not vote? In fact, the opposite is true. Christians should vote, and they should vote in a way the Spirit leads them to select. Do vote. Just don’t worry about the outcome, especially if the one you voted for loses because even if the person a believer votes for fails, the Christian still wins. How?
Here are three reasons why Christians win no matter who is elected:
1. God Is Sovereign
Since God is sovereign, the Clinton vs. Trump race will be won by whomever God wants to win. God will orchestrate the entire process so the person He wants as President will be elected. God’s purposes may be different than what we expect or even want. He may have the person elected that can bring peace, prosperity, and success to America. God may have the person elected that will bring disappointment and desolation to America, and God may use that as a way to bring His judgment to a nation that refuses to listen to Him or follow Him. But, God’s ultimate plan will be realized through the election.
Romans 13:1 says: Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God (NIV). Did you notice that? The authorities that exist are in authority because God has given them that authority. Whoever wins the election is exactly who God wants to win the election. God’s plan will be unfolding in Spiritual terms. God’s perfect will is what will come about. Christians win when it’s God’s will that is done.
2. This World Is Not Our Home
Christians know that this world is not our home. We are merely passing through. Therefore, followers of Christ are not relying on the inhabitants of the Whitehouse to bring about the quality of life that ultimately only can be experienced in heaven. No matter who the President is, there are going to be struggles in this life. But a follower of Christ is fine with that because the Christian is looking forward to the next life more than worrying about all the details of this existence; therefore, our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ (Philippians 3:20, NIV). Christians win because our heavenly home is waiting for us regardless of who wins the national election for president of the United States.
3. We Don’t Depend on the President
Christians know to depend on the Lord, not on the government. Psalm 146 says it this way:
Do not put your trust in princes,
in human beings, who cannot save….
Blessed are those whose help is the God of Jacob,
Whose hope is in the Lord their God (Psalm 146:3, 5, NIV).
Believers in Christ know that Jesus is the only One in whom we can put our trust. We want good people governing, but we are depending on the Lord. We want our civil officials, be it mayor, governor, senator, congressman as well as city and state lawmakers crafting the right calculations that are in the best interest of the people in this country, without regard to race religion, gender or political affiliation; but our hope is in God.
When the world is crashing in all around us and when tensions are exploding everywhere we turn to Him as followers of Christ. Believers do not look to Washington D.C. for solutions. Christians call on the God of our creation to intervene. God is the only One who can fix the struggles with racism. The Lord is the One who can bring peace between Muslims and Jews and Christians. The Sovereign One on His throne will ultimately determine the political winner this election season.
Will it be Clinton or Trump? We don’t know that answer, yet. This writer is fully persuaded that the President will be whomever God chooses. And, since God is the One choosing, Proverbs 21:1 (NIV) states emphatically; In the LORD’s hand the king’s heart is a stream of water that he channels toward all who please him. Translated…It’s a no-brainer: Christians win either way just don’t forget to vote!
Staff Writer; Stanley G. Buford
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