Election Day

 Election Day

November 3, 2026

Romans 13:1-7 (NKJV) 

1 Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God. 2 Thereforewhoever resists the authority resists the ordinance of God, and those who resist will bring judgment on themselves. 3 For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to evil. Do you want to be unafraid of the authority? Do what is good, and you will have praise from the same. 4 For he is God’s minister to you for good. But if you do evil, be afraid; for he does not bear the sword in vain; for he is God’s minister, an avenger to [execute] wrath on him who practices evil. 5 Therefore [you] must be subject, not only because of wrath but also for conscience’ sake. 6 For because of this you also pay taxes, for they are God’s ministers attending continually to this very thing. 7 Render therefore to all their due: taxes to whom taxes [are due,] customs to whom customs, fear to whom fear, honor to whom honor.

1 Peter 2:13-17 (NKJV) 

13 Therefore submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake, whetherto the king as supreme, 14 or to governors, as to those who are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers and [for the] praise of those who do good. 15 For this is the will of God, that by doing good you may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men-- 16 as free, yet not using liberty as a cloak for vice, but as bondservants of God. 17 Honor all [people.] Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.

Proverbs 29:2 (NKJV) When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; Butwhen a wicked [man] rules, the people groan.

And for those of us in the United States, let me add to verse 7, “vote for those to whom Honor is due, that there may be peace in the land.” Here in this country we are honored to have the right to enter in to the process of electing our leaders. Paul says that authorities are appointed by God, and we have the privilege to act as Gods agents in selecting those leaders. And remember, not to vote is a vote for evil. The evil one has plans for the nations to lie, kill and destroy, so we resist that plan by voting for leaders who believe in the kingdom of God and promulgate laws that are in line with Gods law. If we neglect this duty, evil will prevail. As one wise sage once said, “All that is required for evil to prevail is for good men to do nothing.”