Who Should Christians Vote For? #Undecided Voters

I’ll answer this question by reflecting on the story of the Good Samaritan. Jesus was asked by an attorney, an expert in Mosaic Law, what he should do to inherit eternal life. Jesus told the story of the responses of a priest, a Levite, and a Samaritan to seeing a man who traveling from Jerusalem had been beaten, robbed, and left for half dead.

The priest didn’t get near him and crossed to the other side. Perhaps the priest didn’t want to be delayed because he had to go preach in a synagogue or church. Or maybe he was on his way to cast a stone for the woman, (not the man) that was caught in the very act of adultery.

The Levite actually looked on the beaten man, but passed by on the other side. Perhaps the Levite felt his responsibility was not to care for the wounded of the world, but to simply confine himself to serving and teaching in the tabernacle, guarding it, and assisting the priests.

But the Samaritan had compassion and empathy for someone of a different religion and race. He went so far as to pick him up, take him to an inn where his wounds could be cleansed and healed. The Samaritan stayed overnight with him, paid for his care and said when I come back if there’s anything else I can do to make him whole, charge it to my account, and I will pay for it.

Which one do you think answered the question of WWJD? When Christ returns, do you think he will say, “well done” to the one that followed every minute part of the law, preached, or was at church every time the doors were open? Do you think he will say, “well done” to the one who gave out Christmas presents, leftover clothes, or fed the hungry for one day? Or do you think he will say, “well done” to the Samaritans of this world that made sure that those beaten in society were made whole by teaching them how to fish for themselves, cleansing their wounds, not judging them, and making sure that they are completely whole?

To answer my initial question, “Who Should Christians Vote For?”, I would answer it by saying, which politician regardless of their party affiliation most closely resembles the attributes of the Good Samaritan.

Our constitution is not a theocracy, it’s a democracy. Which politician do you want your children and grandchildren to be like? As Christians we are called to feed the sheep, not judge the sheep. The Word says that they will know we are Christians by our acts that come forth from our hearts. Ask yourself, knowing that no politician is perfect, which one comes closest to following God’s word? Which one is loving, kind, and has the temperament to sit down and negotiate with world leaders for peace and prosperity for all mankind?

Again, returning to Jesus’ response to the attorney’s question, if we as Christians want to inherit eternal life, then we must be the Good Samaritan in our actions that flow forth from hearts that reflect the heart of God when we vote. The word says, “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.” So, when you vote this year as a Christian I implore you to vote with your heart like the Good Samaritan. When you cast your ballot with your hand, let it be an extension of the hand of Jesus that is loving and sets at liberty the bruised and broken-hearted, that they might have life and that more abundantly in this world.

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