Casting Votes That Please God

Election Day is more than a civic duty—it’s an opportunity to honor God with the choices we make at the ballot box. Deuteronomy 30:19 reminds us to “choose life,” aligning our decisions with God’s ways so that blessings flow to us and our communities. Voting as a Christian is about more than candidates or parties; it’s about reflecting God’s principles and demonstrating the heart of faith in action.

Highlights

• Christians are called to vote with discernment, seeking God’s guidance and aligning choices with His Word.

• Election Day historically has been viewed as a sacred responsibility to uphold godly principles in governance.

• Individual votes matter—John Wesley emphasized acting “as if the whole election depended on your single vote.”

• Abstaining from voting can have spiritual consequences (James 4:17).

• Voting reflects the values of our hearts and serves as a declaration of faith (Psalm 119:30, Joshua 24:15).

• Praying and humbling ourselves before God ensures our votes honor Him and contribute to healing the land (2 Chronicles 7:14).

• A biblically guided approach to elections helps Christians navigate political and moral complexities faithfully.

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Full Transcript Below:

Casting Votes That Please God

By Lynette Kittle

Bible Reading:

 “This day I call the heavens and the earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live”- Deuteronomy 30:19 

As Christians, on Election Day, we can cast votes that please God, not by relying on our own reasoning or viewpoint, but by looking to God’s Word to see what votes align with His ways and principles.

As we seek to discover what votes will please Him, we can ask Him to lead us in voting at the ballot box for the candidates to be appointed that will serve and glorify Him and work and seek to accomplish His will on earth.

Some may think that God doesn’t care one way or the other who we vote for or if we even vote, but He does, calling on us to choose the candidates and laws that align with His teachings. It’s very clear in His Word. We have a responsibility to choose rulers and authorities who do what is good for us and to please God.

“Remind the people to be subject to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready to do whatever is good” (Titus 3:1).

Is Election Day a Sacred Duty?

William J. Federer, historian and co-author of Courageous Christianity, writes that on April 19, 1926, 30th U.S. President, Calvin Coolidge, stated that, “Election day in the olden times was generally considered more or less sacred.” 

In America’s early days, notes Federer, from the beginning of the United States of America, Election Day was not to be taken lightly.

 “New England pastors understood that since Jesus never forced anyone to follow Him, they could not either. The Kingdom of God was not to be forced top-down by a theocratic king. The only way for it to happen was if the majority of people held godly values and willingly voted for representatives holding those same values. Then laws would be passed reflecting those values, and the values of the Kingdom of God could come voluntarily, from the bottom-up.”

Do Our Votes Count?

1700s Theologian and evangelist, John Wesley, is cited as saying, “Act as if the whole election depended on your single vote.”

Still, with all the issues and conflicts in the American voting system, individuals, including some Christians, may wonder if it even matters if and how they vote. As Christians, when we do vote, we are called to honor, please, and reflect God’s principles at the voting booth. 

Some say it’s a sin not to vote; if so, it’s a matter of conscience, as James 4:17 warns, “If anyone, then, knows the good they ought to do and doesn’t do it, it is sin for them.”

The United States’ 40th President, Ronald Reagan, said, “Voting is a precious right that for two centuries Americans have fought and died to protect. Let’s all honor that sacrifice this election day.”

As Deuteronomy 30:16 instructs, “For I command you today to love the Lord your God, to walk in obedience to Him, and to keep His commands, decrees and laws; then you will live and increase, and the Lord your God will bless you in the land you are entering to possess.”

Our Votes Reveal Our Hearts

As Christians, how we vote establishes who we ultimately serve, as Psalm 119:30 proclaims: “I have chosen the way of faithfulness; I have set my heart on Your laws.”

When we vote, it’s not just casting a vote for a certain candidate or particular political party, but rather it’s making a declaration of our faith. Who and what we vote for reveals what our hearts and minds truly believe.

As Joshua 24:15 challenges, “But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.” 

In voting, we want to remember what 2 Chronicles 7:14 reminds us: “If My people, who are called by My name, will humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.”

Intersecting Faith & Life:

On Election Day, ask God to lead you in voting in a way that pleases Him, as you prayerfully review and, through a biblical worldview, consider the candidates and the issues at hand.

Further Reading:
A Prayer for God to Lead Us in Voting on Election Day

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