A Vote Not Lost

"Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost." -- John Quincy Adams

In light of yesterday’s Democratic win for office, I’m so thankful that my family did not shrink to compromise and vote the Republican ticket this election. We didn’t want to see either Obama or McCain in office, so we’re grateful that we had a better choice…those in my family who were eligible to vote all cast our votes for Chuck Baldwin of the Constitutionalist party--the only Biblically qualified candidate for office. In supporting Baldwin, many have told us that we were wasting our vote, but that is not at all so… With the understanding that we will be held accountable for every vote we cast, we voted in obedience to the Lord, knowing that our pronouncement revealed the essence of our faith in Him. We are called to live out the principles of God’s law--yes, even in the area of politics--so we shouldn’t be afraid of voting on principle…we should be afraid to vote any other way.

We do not fear the future. We firmly believe that even when Obama is President, that God will still be on the throne, He will still be the one who sets up and brings down our authorities, the principles of Scripture will still be our standard of action, and God will still work everything together for the good of His people. As Americans we are not in need of a "perfect" leader...what we need is to realize our absolute dependance upon God, kneel in brokenness before Him, cry out to Him and seek His face with all of our hearts. May the name of the Lord be recognized and blessed!