What I am going to say will possibly irritate some, maybe many.  However, I cannot refrain from offering my two cents based on my beliefs biblically, constitutionally, and personally.  If you find it objectionable, then hold tightly to your views.  You are welcome to voice your opinion, but if you respond here, I ask that you remain civil; otherwise, please refrain from commenting.

I consider a person’s Facebook page or any other social media medium equivalent to their home.  I would not come into your home and lash out vitriolically.  It is your home, and I respect that.  If I disagreed with your approach or lifestyle, I would extricate myself and move on.  I would not condone it, but I would not be abusive.

Now, I will discuss what I feel I must address.  I will address those identifying as ‘Christians’ in this, but it also applies to others.  The reason I feel the need to address this issue is that reports are that there are supposedly ninety million Christians in America, and approximately fifty-five million either do not vote or are not registered to vote.  I consider that a tragedy.

In my 70-plus years on the planet and over 50 years in the ministry, I have concluded that many people “Like to Gripe but Don’t want to do what is necessary to fix the problem.”   They don’t want to get their hands dirty with the difficulty of dealing with hard, complex, and controversial issues. They just ‘Gripe,’ blaming everything and everyone but themselves.

If you do not vote, you have no right to complain.  Think about it before you heat up the oil to boil me and the feathers to cover me.  If you do not participate in the potential solution, how can you complain when nothing good transpires?  You had the opportunity to be a part of the decision but opted to take the easy road, abdicate personal responsibility, and let others decide.  After the fact, you become vocal, complaining about the situation. 

In my study of American history, I have noted that Christians and Churches were actively involved in the political process during the Revolutionary period and long after. Many pastors in those days preached what they called “Election Day Sermons,” advising their congregants of the issues and even suggesting how they should vote.

I am not ashamed to tell people how and why I will vote a particular way or for a specific candidate.  I attempt to deal with the issues, reflect on the track records, and consider the policies and the party platform.  I then vote for the candidate or party whose track record, agenda, and policies most closely align with my biblical values.  Hopefully, my values are biblical, not personal preference and bias.

If those of us who are Christians or profess to be do not become involved and, at a minimum, vote, how can we consider ourselves obedient to the faith?  The Bible nowhere teaches a live-and-let-live attitude that condones or accepts everything.  The Bible calls us to come out from among the world and be separate.  We are not to be isolated hermits but committed to the principles and precepts of the Bible.  Our lives and our votes should correspond with the tenets of the Bible.

Before you explode and argue that if I vote for a person with a flawed character, I cannot be following biblical precepts, remember that God frequently used ‘flawed people’ to do some incredible and good things. Since none of us are perfect, let him, who is without sin, cast the first stone. Otherwise, move past the personalities to the policies and evaluate how those policies align with or contradict the Bible.

I read a quote that resonated with me, “No nation will thrive because of the righteousness of a leader but will thrive because of the righteousness of the policies promoted by that leader.”  I contend that if we vote for personalities rather than policies, we err and endanger the Republic. I suggest that many things considered secular have a biblical foundation and importance. 

We need judges who honor justice, integrity, morality, and the Constitution and value human life.  Without borders, there is no nation, and we endanger the legal citizens.  I stand with Israel because God does.  I believe in marriage between one man and one woman because God does.  I believe in religious liberty, espoused in the Bible and the First Amendment.  I believe in the family because God places heavy emphasis on the family and parental responsibility in developing and training the children.  I believe in the value of human life because God does.

When I hear people like Hakeem Jefferies issue a text or statement immediately after the second attempt on Donald Trump that “We must stop the MAGA.” I cringe, but he and we know that kind of rhetoric promotes more of the same thing as the two would-be assassins.  Then Hillary Clinton declared that Donald Trump was a danger to America and the world; I cringed knowing that incendiary rhetoric laced with hate, paranoia, and fear has only one logical result.

So, if you ‘Like to Gripe’ but are unwilling to be involved in solving the problem or voting, I ask, “Could that be part of the problem.”  Could your unwillingness to vote be a backdoor vote for everything currently wrong?  I believe that our personal preferences regarding personality must become subordinate to what is Constitutionally, morally, and biblically correct. 

I ask that you evaluate (honestly) this year’s presidential and compare the past four years with the previous four, and if you can honestly say that your economic situation, your freedoms, and life are better now than under the previous administration, then vote accordingly.  Most of us cannot say that.  I do not want hype; I want action.  Therefore, based on my reflection on the two administrations in question, my biblical view, and my desire to preserve the Republic, I will vote No on Kamala Harris and Yes on Donald Trump.  Not because I think the GOP is without fault, but the Left is far worse, in my view.

Please pray, examine the facts, not the rhetoric, and vote!   If I refuse to be involved in a matter, I offer no opinion on that matter.  Some have asked me, “What are you hearing in your spirit about this election?”  The same thing I heard in 2020, “It’s up to you!”    The “you” in that equation are all of us who believe in God.  If we pray and vote, we can have God’s desire.  If we do not, then evil will prevail.  The ball is in our court!

God bless you, and God bless America!