Exodus 18:21 Some Verses to Vote by – audio

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Text: Exodus 18:21

Introduction

1. The time is almost here again.

2. It is time to select the man who is going to lead our country for the next four years.

3. We are blessed to live in a country where we have a say, in who our leaders are going to be.

4. This is not true everywhere in the world.

5. As Christians, we need to give serious thought to who it is that we think will steer this country in the direction which God wants.

6. Let me say before we start…

a. I am not a preacher for the Republican Party.

b. I am not a preacher for the Democratic Party.

c. I am not a preacher for the Independents.

d. I am a preacher for Christ.

7. Proverbs 14:34. Righteousness exalts a nation, But sin is a reproach to any people.

8. Psalm 119:172. My tongue shall speak of Your word, For all Your commandments are righteousness.

9. “God bless America…”

10. If we want God to continue to bless America, we had better show Him that we DESERVE to be blessed.

11. As a Christian, what do I need to look for in a candidate?

12. Here are some verses to vote by.

Body

I. EXODUS 18:21. Moreover you shall select from all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them to be rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.

A. Able men.

1. There are many moral people in the world who are not able to lead.

2. There are also many “able” leaders (men or women who are good at leading others) who are not fit to lead because they do not fear God and love truth.

3. History is full of “able” men who led their respective countries to disaster because of their own wickedness and immorality.

B. Hating Covetousness.

1. Proverbs 28:16. A ruler who lacks understanding is a great oppressor, But he who hates covetousness will prolong his days.

2. Proverbs 29:4. The king establishes the land by justice, But he who receives bribes overthrows it.

3. Our leader needs to serve for reasons other than money.

4. His decisions need to be based on what is right and not what will earn him the most donations.

5. In choosing a President, we need a man who puts morals over money and we, ourselves need to put morals over money.

a) Sadly, many base their vote solely on who they think will make them the wealthiest.

b) The economy is not the number one issue in an election for a Christian.

c) Proverbs 16:8. Better is a little with righteousness, Than vast revenues without justice.

d) Consider the wealth in Solomon’s day:

(1) 1 Kings 4:20. Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking and rejoicing.

(2) 1 Kings 4:24-25. For he had dominion over all the region on this side of the River from Tiphsah even to Gaza, namely over all the kings on this side of the River; and he had peace on every side all around him. And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, each man under his vine and his fig tree, from Dan as far as Beersheba, all the days of Solomon.

(3) 1 Kings 10:27. The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and he made cedar trees as abundant as the sycamores which are in the lowland.

(4) Yet during his reign, he and Israel became corrupt. As such, God removed him from office. 1 Kings 11:9-11. So the Lord became angry with Solomon, because his heart had turned from the Lord God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice, and had commanded him concerning this thing, that he should not go after other gods; but he did not keep what the Lord had commanded. Therefore the Lord said to Solomon, “Because you have done this, and have not kept My covenant and My statutes, which I have commanded you, I will surely tear the kingdom away from you and give it to your servant.

C. Fear God / Men of Truth.

1. Proverbs 16:12. It is an abomination for kings to commit wickedness, For a throne is established by righteousness.

2. Proverbs 29:12. If a ruler pays attention to lies, All his servants become wicked.

3. Every political party has had problems with liars.

4. We need men in office who care about the truth.

5. Especially THE TRUTH. John 17:17. Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth.

II. PROVERBS 6:16-17. These six things the Lord hates, Yes, seven are an abomination to Him: 17 A proud look, A lying tongue, Hands that shed innocent blood,

A. We need a President who will fight to save innocent babies from murder.

B. Since Roe vs Wade, over 40,000,000 babies have been legally murdered in our country (see abortion).

C. Psalm 139:13-16. For You formed my inward parts; You covered me in my mother’s womb. I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous are Your works, And that my soul knows very well. My frame was not hidden from You, When I was made in secret, And skillfully wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed. And in Your book they all were written, The days fashioned for me, When as yet there were none of them.

1. If I were to place before you a woman who was 2 months pregnant, a woman who was 9 months pregnant, a woman with a 1 year old child, and a woman with a 2 year old… which one of those children are done developing? Obviously, none of them… Yet many try to justify abortion by saying that the baby in the womb is not fully developed.

2. God sees no difference between the babe in the womb and the babe out of the womb.

a) Luke 1:44. For indeed, as soon as the voice of your greeting sounded in my ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.

b) Luke 2:12. And this will be the sign to you: You will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger.

D. How can a Christian cast a vote for any person who vows to let the atrocity of abortion continue?

III. Matthew 19:4-5. And He answered and said to them, “Have you not read that He who made them at the beginning ‘made them male and female,’5 and said, ‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’?

A. We need to elect a man who respects God’s plan for the home.

B. Leviticus 18:22. You shall not lie with a male as with a woman. It is an abomination.

C. The Bible makes it clear that homosexuality is a sin and that marriage is a union between one man and one woman.

D. What has this country come to that a person cannot express his belief in God’s word in regard to design for the home without being branded a bigot or worse? (Chik-fil-a)

E. We must realize that the downfall of the home is a prelude to the downfall of a nation. What will our vote say?

Conclusion

1. When you walk into the voting booth in a few weeks remember…

a. It was not a Republican who died for you.

b. It was not a Democrat who died for you.

c. Neither a Republican or Democrat will be sitting on the Judgment Seat on the day of judgment.

2. Place your allegiance in Christ and not any certain political party.

3. As Christians, when there is a clear and discernible moral divide, vote on the basis of Christianity.

4. Do not4 worry about the letter that is after the name.

5. Illustration: If you could choose your neighbor…

6. I cannot vote for anyone who openly ridicules righteousness.

7. When I know God opposes something, I cannot vote for someone who blatantly promotes it.

Delivered on: October 28, 2012. Streetsboro.