Casting the Deciding Vote

1 Timothy 2:1-2

I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone—for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness.

Democratic Process Weaknesses:

Weakness #1: We are voting for

(we are ALL sinners, and politicians are prone to the same weaknesses, sinful tendencies, and temptations as the rest of us.

Weakness #2: The

, or the party for which we vote, has the power within themselves to change the course of our city, state, or national destiny.

Forgetting we’re a “nation under God” is easy if:
We put more faith in our

and in our government that we do in God.

1 Samuel 8:7
Listen to all that the people are saying to you; it is not you they have rejected, but THEY HAVE REJECTED ME as their king.

How do we know when we’re relying more on God than on politicians/government?

2 Timothy 2:8
I want men everywhere to lift up holy hands in prayer, without anger or disputing.

Method for correcting

shortsightedness: 1 Timothy 2:1-2
I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone—for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness.”

You cannot stay mad at the person you are

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for!

Pray for…
ALL politicians! Especially ones you don’t like.

Our Deciding Vote in any election:
• It is NOT the one we make in the privacy of the voting booth!
• It is the petition/vote we make in the privacy of our prayer room!

The petition/vote you make on your

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has the power no ballot box can ever equal!

Proverbs 21:1
The king’s heart (the Mayor’s heart, the Governor’s heart, or the President’s heart) is in the hand of the LORD; He directs it like a watercourse wherever He pleases.

What to pray for…
• Pray for the

of whoever is in leadership;
• Pray for

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of our land;
• Pray that the

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of leaders will be in such a way that we can reach more people with the message of Christ’s love!

1 Timothy 2:1-4
I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone—for kings and all those in authority, (why?) that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. This is good, and pleases God our Savior, who wants all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth.

Final thought…

Before you ever think about casting your vote in any election for any candidate, make sure you’ve cast your ballot first for

!