Have you ever tried to decide who to vote for without God’s advice and counsel?

Recently, I had a conversation with someone who was against a certain political candidate who called themselves a Christian but didn’t act like one. I don’t know who the candidate was because our conversation was interrupted before she was allowed to make her point and before I could respond.

So, I’d like to have the conversation here.

1) First, I absolutely know many people who call themselves Christian and don’t act like Christians. You see, Christians are supposed to hear God’s voice in prayer. Without hearing God, you are just playing religion. You can call yourself a Christian and miss the mark completely if God is not leading you. (And btw, we are all sinners. Perhaps your sin just hasn’t been exposed, but it could be.)

2) Next, David didn’t look like the logical pick to be God’s chosen king. He was a shepherd boy. His brothers could have been chosen, but they weren’t. Why? Could it be because God divinely orchestrated something in David that was meant for Kingdom purposes. Certainly, if you looked at King David’s life, you can’t just gloss over the fact that he had multiple wives, one of whom, he had an adulterous affair with and had her husband killed. Did that disqualify him from service? Apparently not, since he went on to do great things including to be a father in the lineage of Jesus.

3) Can we look at the Prostitute Rahab’s life and think that it was useless because of her position in the culture? Yet, God chose her for Kingdom work. Do you have a problem with that?

4) If you aren’t asking God who to vote for because you haven’t bothered to humble yourself under His authority, you are the adulterous people that you claim to hate. God often called the people of Israel adulterous when they bowed down to other gods. Isn’t that what you are doing when you choose someone other than God’s chosen vessel? Why would you vote against God?

What if Samuel would have ignored God’s leading to choose a shepherd boy to anoint for Kingdom purpose? What if Samuel thought that he could choose more wisely than God? (Then, he would have been just like you.)