An ambassador represents his home country in a foreign land. One of their duties is to safeguard the interests of citizens from their home country visiting or living in the host country.
Christians are ambassadors who represent God, the King of our heavenly home country. We seek to safeguard the God-given rights of His people who live with us on earth. (2 Cor. 5:10).
As God’s ambassadors in Canada, we have been given rights and responsibilities for how God’s people are governed.
We are also called to be salt and light in this world. (Mat. 5:13-16) As salt, we preserve the good, and as light, we show the difference between evil and good.
God deposes kings and raises up others. (Dan. 2:21).
The ambassador analogy breaks down in the areas of voting or becoming part of the government. Ambassadors can vote or become part of the government in their home nation but never in the host nation.
As God’s ambassadors, however, we are citizens of heaven, as well as citizens of Canada. God even calls some Christians to be personally involved in government.
This leads us to three main points all believers need to understand.
- Voting is not just a Canadian Right; it is every Christian’s Duty as a representative of God and His Kingdom.
He wants all Christians to vote in choosing government leaders. But what if we consider two opposing leaders and find something wrong with both of them? To decide, “I can’t vote for either of them,” is not a godly option.
2. We need to vote for the better choice, not the perfect choice. God, too, used flawed, imperfect people. Every election is about choosing the least evil.
God made Samson physically strong, but he was imperfect. He visited prostitutes and married a non-Israelite woman, disobeying God’s specific commands. God, however, still used him to lead Israel for 20 years, and he is listed on the Honour Roll of Heroes-of-Faith in Hebrews 11.
- We need to choose the leader based on their better policies, not on their pleasing personality.
Thou shalt have no other gods before me
- The first of the Ten Commandments demands that we put God first place in people’s lives. What are the leaders’ policies towards the Christian faith?
- God established the family unit. What are their policies towards parental rights?
- God created humans, male and female. What are their policies about biological sex?
- God is the Life-giver. What are their policies towards abortion?
As God’s Ambassadors we must focus not on party politics, but on leaders’ policies.
Based on notes taken from an election sermon video by Pastor Gary Hamrick of Virginia, USA.