Dear friends in Christ,
I’m writing this several days before the US elections, and I don’t know what will happen. The race for president looks close, and lots of state and local offices are up in the air. So this message comes without any knowledge of partisan outcomes. And that’s just as well, because for those of us who follow Jesus, some things are true regardless of who is elected to national, state, or local offices.
Perhaps the most important thing all Christians profess is this: Jesus is Lord.
That three-word creed has several implications.
If Jesus is my Lord, that means neither my nation or my national leader is my boss. Sure, it matters in all kinds of ways who serves in political leadership positions. But no president is the Savior. No president can raise the dead. No president can redeem us from sin and death.
With Jesus as my Lord, I can live fearlessly, contending with evil wherever I see it.
If I see Jesus as my Lord, then I will soon see that he is the Lord of all who follow him, even if I disagree with their politics. Jesus died to save sinners: them and us, you and me. We do well to remember that.
We have seen unprecedented levels of political violence in the USA in the last few years and months. Division seems to grow, chasms between families and neighbors ever wider. Of course, I hope we will all work for reconciliation—and all that this encompasses. I don’t think we can do it on our own. We’ll need God’s help for that.
Thanks be to God, Jesus is our mediator and advocate. And he has come to offer salvation to all who will turn to him.
In this tumultuous time, let us pray for strength, wisdom, and courage. Let us pray for whoever serves as the President of the USA. Whoever holds that job certainly needs God’s help! And let us remember that no party defines us. Nothing can defeat God’s grace and mercy. Whatever happens in our world and in our lives, Jesus is Lord.
Yours faithfully,
Scott Gunn
Executive Director
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