WOULD GOD VOTE FOR YOU?

EZEKIEL 22:30

 

 

We hoped that he would win, and he did…

…but our hope is not in him.

Psalm 118:8

It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man.

 

We chose, and many of us are smiling today. But is God?  Think about it:

*A super majority chose Trump.

*But only a sad minority chose life. Pro-abortion ballot initiatives largely succeeded.

It may be true that God spared the president’s life. Now, how many other lives can be spared?

“Make America GODLY Again” = Choosing Life

 

Just because the ‘right’ one doesn’t make us a righteous nation.  We are a far cry from it.

 

Imagine if you will, God entering a polling booth, but rather than state or congressional candidates, He finds your name as a candidate. What you are running for is that person that Ezekiel is talking about here in our text.

            Someone to make up the hedge.

            Someone to stand in the gap.

 

The question is, would God vote for you?

 

While God may not be casting a ballot, He is nevertheless looking for representatives.

 

He is looking for those who will reflect His values, represent His philosophy, take the action necessary to carry out His will, and meet the conditions for an outpouring of His presence.

 

The real power to change the world isn’t in the hands of the politicians; it rests with the people of God. It rests with those who have experienced the life-transforming message of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

 

I believe that if the pilgrims/puritans/separatists of the 17^th century had to choose between their England and our America today they would have stayed put!  Might the day come when we have to find a new world?

 

“What are we gonna do in America?”

The problem with that question is the little word, ‘we.’

What is God gonna do with us?

 

"When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice, but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn." Prov. 29:2

 

Judgment begins in the house of God!

2 Chron. 7:14 – if my people…

 

The Word of God reveals to us that God is constantly seeking for men, women, and young people who will give themselves totally to Him!

 

We should choose candidates based on God’s values. If we don’t elect leaders that reflect God’s values in their lives, then we are in jeopardy of bringing further reproach on our land. Proverbs 14:34–“Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.”

 

God has a master plan that goes far beyond our limited comprehension. He demands justice for the innocent as much as justice for the guilty.

            1.         He wants to save sinners.

            2.         He wants to revive His Church.

 

2 Chronicles 16:9–“For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him.”

 

Let’s check our record on some key issues that are in the forefront of God’s platform for our lives!

 

I.         THE WAR ON EVIL. (Ephesians 6:10-18)

            We now have elected a President who will take decisive steps to put down wrongdoers.

However, there is a much greater war that is raging and that has been going on since the garden of Eden. That is, the spiritual battle against Satan and his forces.

 

Are We Strong In The Lord And In The Power Of His Might?

 

 Are We Armed With The Whole Armor Of God?

                        1.         Truth. (Belt)

                        2.         Righteousness. (Breastplate)

                        3.         Preparation of the Gospel of Peace. (Shoes)

                        4.         Faith. (Shield)

                        5.         Salvation. (Helmet)

                        6.         The Word of God. (Sword)

 

Are We Using The Divine Weapons Of Prayer And Scripture To Wage War Against The Enemy Of The Souls Of Men?

 

How about morality?  Will we focus only on the moral ills in America but not in our own lives?

  

II.       HOMELAND SECURITY.

We will be putting up additional fences.  But would God say that we have set up the necessary defenses in our life to prevent the devil from intruding on our home turf?

1 Peter 5:8-9–“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: 9Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.”

 

Are We Actively Screening What Comes Into Our Home Via The Various Communication Outlets? (television, radio, internet, video games, books, magazines, etc.)

Just as the terrorists are actively looking for any soft spot in our homeland defenses, so Satan and his cohorts are looking for soft spots in our defenses.

 

Are We Guarding Our Close Friendships?

1 Corinthians 15:33–34

“Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.”

 

Would God Say That We Are Keeping A Lookout For How The World, The Flesh, And The Devil May Subtly Influence Our Families?

1 Thessalonians 5:21-23–“Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. Abstain from all appearance of evil. And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.”

 

            THE WAR ON EVIL, HOMELAND SECURITY. . .

 

III.      HEALTH CARE.

Would God say that we are faithfully working on our spiritual health and the spiritual health of others?

 

Are We Growing And Maturing Spiritually As We Should?

2 Peter 3:18–“But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.”

 

Too many Christians are spiritually malnourished!

Some are malnourished because they have no spiritual food to feed on.

Some are malnourished because they refuse the spiritual food given them.

                         

Are We Involved In Spiritual Exercise?

1 Timothy 4:7-8–“. . .exercise thyself rather unto godliness. For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.”

 

Too many Christians are ‘Spiritual Couch Potatoes!’

 

Faithful Church attendance, fellowship, discipleship, faithful devotions in the Bible and prayer, witnessing–All of these are Spiritual exercises we need to be involved in!

            

Are We Involved In Guarding The Spiritual Health Of Others?

 

Hebrews 10:24–“And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:”

  

   THE WAR ON EVIL, HOMELAND SECURITY, HEALTH CARE. . .

 

IV.      EMPLOYMENT.

Ephesians 4:1-3–“I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called...

 

Would God Say That We Are Actively Employed In His Service?

I can tell you that the present unemployment rate among Christians is pathetic and it is totally unacceptable with God!

                The only acceptable employment rate in God’s service is 100%!

 

We have too many Christians today who just want to live off of the benefits provided by those who are employed.

  

THE WAR ON EVIL, HOMELAND SECURITY, HEALTH CARE, EMPLOYMENT ...

 

V.        ECONOMY. (Luke 12:34-48)

Would God say that we are making the best use of our God-given gifts, abilities, and resources to further His kingdom?

             1.         Everything that we have, we have because God has allowed us to have it!

             2.         All that we have really belongs to God, not us!

             3.         We are to use all that God has given to us for His honor and His glory!

             4.          Every one of us will give an account one day of our personal stewardship to God!

 

1 Corinthians 4:1–2–“Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God. Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.”

 

1 Peter 4:10-11–“As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

 

So where do you stand on the issues? Would God vote for you?