Hundreds of ads bombarded me with campaign pitches, maligning opponents and trumpeting reasons why the populace should vote for one candidate or another. Finally, after months of campaigning, the big day arrived.
The radio was filled with pundits explaining the issues. At the end of one of these programs, a tongue-in-cheek statement was made: “So… vote early, and vote often!”
Given the controversies surrounding voter identification and election security, it was a fitting way to wrap up the campaign season. The comment made me smile, but it also made me think. As Christians, we cast votes every day. Not ballots. Choices. We vote with our priorities. We vote with our time. We vote with our attention. We vote with our wallets. We vote with our words. Every day we cast a vote for what matters most to us.
The world campaigns aggressively for our allegiance. Advertisements tell us what we need to buy. Politicians tell us what we should fear. Influencers tell us who we should become. Our own flesh whispers promises of comfort, pleasure, and self-sufficiency. Everyone is asking for our vote.
Joshua challenged Israel with a simple but profound command:
Choose this day whom you will serve.
Joshua 24:15 (ESV)
The choice was not merely for election day. It was a daily decision. The same is true for us. Every morning, before we speak a word, before we open a browser, before we turn on the television, before we check our phones, we are already beginning to vote. We are choosing where our hearts will turn and whose voice we will trust.
The encouraging news is that God’s kingdom is not won by campaign promises. Christ has already secured the victory through His death and resurrection. We are not voting to determine who will be King. The King has already been crowned. Our daily choice is whether we will follow Him.
So perhaps there is a spiritual lesson hidden inside that old election joke. Vote early. Vote often. Begin each day by choosing Christ. Then keep choosing Him throughout the day—in your thoughts, your actions, your conversations, and your decisions.
One choice rarely changes a life.
Thousands of small choices, made faithfully over time, often do.
Love and trust in the Lord; seek His will in your life.
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