Kingdom Voting (Part 13): Conclusion

God has given believers authority, and expects them to use it on the earth to glorify Him and advance His kingdom. That authority is not over other people, but God established authority structures for human relationships in families, churches, occupations, and government. Within the government, He established laws, priests, judges, and kings. In constitutional republics like the United States of America, the individual citizen is the king or queen, and he or she wields governmental power through the electoral process.

Every form of earthly government has its limitations. In a constitutional republic, these include limitations on who can vote, how much each vote counts, how districts are drawn, how voters compromise to elect their representatives, and how they perceive those representatives. Despite these limitations, as kingdom citizens, God expects believers to exercise the authority He has given them by participating in the election process.

You honor God through voting by casting an informed ballot. That includes researching the candidates, their backgrounds, their positions, and their alignment with their party’s platform. It also includes holding incumbents accountable for how they stewarded your delegated authority during their time in office. With that information, select the best candidates—those who stand for biblical values and will advance kingdom principles—in every race in both the primary and general elections. Vote all the way down the ballot, and cast informed votes on every referendum when the time comes.

God will judge all believers by how well they stewarded the authority He gave them. What will He say when He looks at the way you vote—not just the outcome, but the process leading to it? There is grace and mercy, but understand that you are the king and will be held accountable for how you reigned. Vote well, so you qualify for the words every believer longs to hear: “Well done, good and faithful servant” (Matthew 25:21).