A Vote for Jesus!

So here is my Election Day post...a month late.

I think American Christians can easily cloud the vision of the Kingdom they are truly seeking in their desperation for a leader who shares their moral values. Let us not forget that Jesus taught us by example how to live in the world. He did not choose to usher in His Kingdom by political means, but rather by becoming a servant. The other day I found a powerful poem by a fellow blogger. (Thanks, Laverne!)


A Vote for Jesus!

My ballot doesn't have his name

He must still be dead

Will you help resurrect him?

Will you vote for my King?


A cup of cold water to the thirsty

A coat for the shivering

A sandwich for the hungry

A vote for Jesus.


A crib for the unwanted child

A father to the orphan

A room for the homeless

A vote for Jesus.


A visit to the sick

A chat with the prisoner

A drop in for the widow

A vote for Jesus.


Hugs for the crying

Care for the pregnant moms

Love to the troubled youth

A vote for Jesus.


Forgiveness to the murderer

Freedom for the oppressed

Pardoning for the debtor

A vote for Jesus.


A welcome to the stranger

Freedom for the slave

Care for creation

A vote for Jesus.


A meal for Hussein

A bed for Bin Laden

Enemy love

A vote for Jesus.


Embracing the victims

"Thy people will be my people"

"Where thou goest I will go"

A vote for Jesus.


The banner is a cross

Death...inevitable death.

Resurrection!

All Hail, King Jesus!


I have a dream!

Swords beat to plowshares

Spears into pruning hooks

All Hail, King Jesus!


I have a dream!

Nation shall not lift up sword against nation

Neither shall they learn war anymore

All Hail, King Jesus!


The Kingdom of God

The Kingdom of Peace

The tree of life for the healing of the nations

All Hail, Prince of Peace!


Change we really can believe in

Change we so desperately need

A resurrection from the dead

A vote for Jesus.


In the world

Not of the world

But for the world

A vote for Jesus!


For those of you who, like me, say that you "don't vote" because your allegiance is to a different Kingdom...do we not often use this as an excuse for laziness? We are called to advocate that Kingdom by our servant's hearts, through our actions and not just our words.

Whether or not you voted on Election Day, I pray that all of us will step forward at the call of our True King.

I cast my vote for Jesus.