To Vote or not to Vote?

Duty. Right. Privilege.

Deuteronomy 17:15 (Amplified)

Be sure to appoint over you the king who the Lord your God choose. He must be from among your own brothers. Do not place a foreigner over you, one who is not a brother Israelite.

 

You need to be active in choosing who is ruling your nation. This person is going to be deciding your laws, your health care, what happens to your money, our relationships with other nations…etc.

Exodus 18:17 (Message)

And then you need to keep a sharp eye out for competent men – men who fear God, men of integrity, men who are incorruptible – and appoint them as leaders over your groups…

 

You can't just say "I don't care who the president is." You SHOULD care! Because I'll tell you the truth: The people who claim who they don't care are the first and the loudest to complain about the elected commander-in-chief.

You don't have the right to complain if you never found out who stood for what you believed in, you never rallied people to see things in the same light as you. You never raised awareness.

Exodus 22:28(Message)

            Don't curse God, and don't damn your leaders.

You're simply not sitting in that oval office. You don't know what its like to lead a nation. You don't know why some of the decisions are made, and maybe you never will understand. We're not meant to know everything! Maybe they truly are making poor decisions but the fact is: you're not the one in the hot seat. You're not even advising the person in the hot seat! Who are you to judge?! There is only one judge, and I trust Him alone to that task.

The right to VOTE is the  

number one most important right you have as a citizen of the United States of America

YOU have the right to help choose who is in control of your country. There was a time when only a select few had that right. Now we are all equally able to exercise this right. So many of you don't and it's sad. There are too many places in this world where the people don't get to choose who rules them.

Deuteronomy 1:9 (Message)

So select some wise, understanding and seasoned men from your tribes, and I will commission them as your leaders.

 

It is your DUTY. It is your RIGHT. It is your PRIVILEGE.

As an American and/or as a Christian.

Get Informed. Get Involved. Get Registered. Vote.