"Those from among you shall build the old waste places; you shall raise up the foundations of many generations;
and you shall be called the repairer of the breach, the restorer of streets to dwell in."
~ Isaiah 58:12
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"Those from among you shall build the old waste places; you shall raise up the foundations of many generations; and you shall be called the repairer of the breach, the restorer of streets to dwell in." ~ Isaiah 58:12
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THINK ABOUT IT RADIO PROGRAM #451
“Who
Do You Vote For?”
by: Don
Pinson
aired
on: 7/17/08
Noah Webster, the Father of America's original education system, wrote to young people in his U.S. history book:
"When you become entitled to exercise the right of voting for public officers, let it be impressed on your mind that God commands you to choose for rulers, "just men who will rule in the fear of God." The preservation of [the government of a republic] depends on the faithful discharge of this duty; if the citizens neglect their duty and place unprincipled men in office... the rights of the citizens will be violated or disregarded. If [the government of a republic] fails to secure public prosperity and happiness, it must be because the citizens neglect the divine commands, and elect bad men to make and administer the laws." (History of the United States, New Haven, Durrie & Beck, 1832, pp. 336-337)
The school teacher who made America great, taught us to look at a person's character before we give him our vote.
And how are we to know what a person's character is really like? Noah Webster revealed that when he warned us not to neglect "the divine commands". In other words compare their actions to those the Bible commands us to have. It's the same thing Jesus said, when He taught us, "You will know them by their fruits". Does a person's actions show that they view things the way God views them? While I’m not speaking for any organization, my personal opinion is that neither Obama nor McCain believe that the Bible is true. Obama has made derogatory remarks about the writings of the Apostle Paul. McCain has refused to meet with Billy Graham, with whom all Presidents since Harry Truman have wanted to meet. The fact he would snub the most respected preacher in America tells us of his lack of respect for those who believe the Bible is true. In my opinion, neither of the candidates for the major political parties are worthy of the vote of one American citizen. Many of you have asked me, “Who can we vote for?” While I’m not endorsing a particular candidate, I don’t mind reporting to you that I intend to vote for a third party candidate. You vote for whomever you choose. Some have suggested I’ll just be throwing away my vote if I don’t vote for one of the two major candidates. That’s because they are looking at this with the wrong perspective. They are thinking that the most important thing about an election is winning. While that’s one of the goals, it’s not the most important one. The most important thing is that we vote for the candidate who stands for Biblical values; because, first and foremost, we are giving our “solemn vow to God”, which is what the word vote means. If we stand with Jesus Christ now, we will be able to stand before Him later, at the Judgment Seat. If we stand against Him now, we will fall before Him later in shame because we denied Him and His Word. And he says in Mark 8:38,
“Whoever therefore shall be ashamed of Me and of My words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of Man be ashamed, when He cometh in the glory of His Father with the holy angels.”
So, whether my analysis of the two major candidates is right or wrong, the real issue is still the same. Will we believe the Word of God, or will we believe the word of man? Will you stand with Christ---or will you fall before Him in shame?
Think about it; because if you don’t, someone else will do your thinking for you: And you won’t like what that brings to you. I’m Don Pinson this has been Think About It. |
