Many Christians prayed long and hard for the midterm elections but went to bed deflated and downhearted as we watched red conservative states turn purple then blue on our television, computer, and phone screens.
Didn’t we pray hard enough?
Campaign enough?
Network for our candidates enough?
Why did only 17-21% of registered Christians vote while 98% of adult Muslims voted 80% Democrat?
What went wrong?
What was God doing?
Weren’t the warnings heeded on what would happen to our lives and country if the Communists and Islamists got into power?
- DEI
- Censoring of conservative views and commentary
- Hate for Israel
- Sharia Law
- Impeachments
- Borders opened again
The morning after the election, I read many consoling posts reminding us to trust God. He was still on the throne, and He would work it all out for good.
Yes, I believe that. Still, there was an ache in my heart for the inevitable lawfare, violence, and evil the left thrives on.
Already, you’re hearing threats and calls for violence even murder and assassination against President Trump, his cabinet, and family. The left who loves to call President Trump Hitler and call conservatives Nazi’s is calling for Nazi-style executions of President Trump’s son-in-law and his new Chief of Staff Steven Miller. One commentator wants Elon Musk dead before Christmas!
That’s what winning looks like to evil people.
It may seem like good people lost and bad people won, but Romans 1 says the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth in unrighteousness and God will give over the unrighteous men and women to the lusts of their flesh.
Professing to become wise, they became fools.
Thinking they’ve won, they’ve actually lost.
“So yes, the biblical victory for the Democrats is Romans 1 in action.” Jenna Ellis
What Does the Great Commission Have to Do With The Election?
A post from Tony Perkins explains the answer to that question.
18 Jesus came and told his disciples, “I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth. 19 Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. 20 Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Matt. 28:18-20
“When evangelicals sit out an election, they give up an opportunity to shape its outcome. . .
I’m sure some critics of the church would say, ‘Focus on evangelism and stay out of politics.’ Well, consider the second part of what Jesus said, ‘Teach them to observe all things that I have commanded you.’
The truth of God and obedience to it is not just a private matter.
Followers of Jesus, equipped and encouraged by pastors, need to share their faith and live it out in a way that impacts the world around them, including government.” Tony Perkins
It’s important to remember that even the Devil knows Scripture and how to twist and use it for his purpose. For example, look at this graphic comparing what Talarico said on the campaign trail and what the Bible actually says. Did you hear any pastors pointing this out in their sermons? I’m sure there were a few, but by the results of the Christians who were deceived in Texas, definitely not enough pastors followed the Great Commission to Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you.
I wrote a blog a few weeks ago, You Have a Role In Saving Babies This Election that essentially said abortion was on the ballot in every state because the Democrats are gleefully anti-baby and pro-genocide of babies. Specifically, Idaho, Missouri, Nevada, and Virginia had propositions on the ballot regarding codifying abortion in their state.
Every pastor in every church in those states should’ve been preaching on what the Bible says about killing the innocent unborn and pointing out why Christians must vote prolife according to the Bible.
I pray that many pastors did, but Idaho was the ONLY state where babies won! I’m not saying that to be prideful, but I am going to boast about the pastors, churches, and Christians in Idaho who obeyed the Great Commission and went out to teach and impact all the communities in our state with the message of saving our red state and saving the babies.
Proposition 1 was challenging Idaho’s current strict abortion law. Many Idaho pastors educated their congregations in the evil of killing the unborn and Christians and pastors took to the streets with Vote No On Prop 1 signs and passing out lawn signs, door knocking, peacefully protesting against Prop 1, praying, and fasting.
The night before the election, Love Life lined the steps of the Capitol with tea lights and wooden crosses while holding a prayer vigil for Prop 1 to fail and babies to win.
Prior to the election, I was especially blessed to see men gathering on Saturday mornings to pray and then going out to canvass neighborhoods with prolife pamphlets educating the public on how to vote on Prop 1. At Awaken Church in Meridian Idaho, 100 men gathered at 5:30 AM on Election Day in passionate prayer for the vote. I know there were men and women in other churches across Idaho praying too.
Many pastors and the church in Idaho took a public square stand for the innocent and called abortion what it is, murder of human life.
Here’s what Caleb Pirc, General Counsel and Director of Idaho Family Policy Center Legal Center wrote about Idaho’s win to remain a sanctuary state for babies:
“While campaigning against the radical pro-abortion Proposition 1 over the past few months, I have had the privilege of speaking at churches across Idaho. We won because God’s people went to the polls—and they knew how to vote because pastors faithfully shepherded their congregations. Isaac Helland, Matthew Wyatt, and I had the privilege of walking alongside so many pastors, explaining Prop 1 and helping pastors navigate legal restrictions while speaking out.
Our team at Idaho Family Policy Center is always available to come speak to your church about how to think biblically about the issues facing our culture today. And, even better, we can provide your church with resources to equip your congregation—resources like the thousands of our Biblical Citizenship Guide to Preborn Life booklets that we distributed to churches across Idaho entirely free of charge.
The fight for biblical values in our culture didn’t end on Tuesday—it’s more important than ever that churches continue to stand faithfully for truth!”
Blaine Conzatti, President of Idaho Family Policy Center wrote about the Prolife victory:
“From the very beginning, we knew that abortion advocates fundamentally misunderstood Idaho. They thought that this was just another political fight. They thought they could roll into Idaho with their millions of dollars from out-of-state billionaires to impose their blue state abortion laws here. But they were wrong.
After all, Idahoans are pro-life because they’re people of faith. We knew they would reject the extreme abortion agenda, but only if they were told the truth. So rather than viewing this as just another political campaign, we took a different approach—getting people from the pews to the polls.
With this in mind, our Too Extreme for Idaho PAC set out to mobilize the three largest religious communities in Idaho: Evangelical Protestants, Catholics, and Latter-day Saints.
We may disagree on theology, but we all agree that preborn life is worth protecting. So we got to work raising nearly $4.7 million to match the Prop 1 campaign in broadcast, radio, and streaming ads.
But much of the real work was done on the ground. Churches mobilized like never before, preaching from the pulpits, distributing literature, and organizing door-knocking and sign-waving campaigns.
WATCH: IFPC President Blaine Conzatti celebrates defeat of Prop 1
So how did we defeat Prop 1? Pastors faithfully shepherded their congregations by encouraging them to vote no. Pro-life groups set aside their political differences to stand together against the evil of abortion. And Christians showed up to the polls.
This is what happens when Christians speak out and get engaged—WE WIN.”
And I would add, pastors being willing to speak about biblical voting from the pulpit, churches working together, and Christian Idahoans getting involved is what kept Idaho red while surrounded by a blue wave.
The pastors of Idaho followed the Great Commission and God blessed us.
Rejoice! Our Lord has fought for us—and He has given us the victory (Deut. 20:4).
What Do Christians Do Going Forward In Every State?
On November 4, friends from California texted me asking for a copy of Dr. Charles Stanley’s Armor of God prayer from Ephesians 6:10-18 that Dave and I have prayed every morning in our almost 34 years of marriage and we give a copy to everyone we know.
There’s no question it’s now “battle on.” When President Trump was shot in an attempted assassination, he bravely stood up with blood dripping down his face, raised his fist in the air, and said, “Fight, fight, fight!”
He meant we wouldn’t give up the good fight for freedom. We don’t fight like those who come to rob, kill, and destroy. Christians fight with the Sword of the Spirit, the Word of God.
A Facebook friend, Jan Blount Martin, wrote a great post the day after the election about the Armor of God. I share a portion of it here with her permission.
“It’s a new day and I don’t think a lot of people realize what just happened. You see, there’s a remnant growing in this country. People who love the Lord, and have born again spirits, who are realizing it’s time to charge the gates of hell…
We’ve been praying and we’ve been sharing with each other in the language of ‘Christianese’, but this is different. It’s the lion stirring inside of us ….we know him as the Lion of Judah and he is in us and we are in him.
You can feel it. It’s almost tangible. It’s a stirring inside that causes you to say, ‘but for God.’
It’s the warrior rising up inside saying ‘not today Satan, not today!’
People just don’t know …. But Satan knows ….when an army of Christian warriors filled with the Holy Spirit go into spiritual battle, well, let me just say they won’t be in the streets causing havoc, they’ll be in their prayer closets, or gathered in groups, or maybe even stomping around their house, or maybe even right out in the streets, calling down every stronghold, from the lowest of the demons to the top of the chain, in the name of Jesus and through the power of the Holy Spirit.
So it’s a new day, something’s been released in the spirit realm kind of like in the days of Gideon and God’s people are about ready to show the world that when all the cards are stacked against you, and then God takes over. . .Well let’s just say, you’ll know!”
My Response to the Election?
We must remain faithful to our calling in Matthew 28:19-20
Pastors, go make disciples for Jesus in your congregations. Shepherd and teach them how to prayerfully put on the Armor of God in Ephesians 6:10–18 and then to daily go out and impact the country and the culture with biblical truth.
“The church’s greatest contribution to our nation is not simply influencing who governs it but faithfully pointing people to the One who rules [sovereignly] over it!” Pastor Mike Jacobson, Crouch Community Church
PS If you want a copy of Dr. Charles Stanley’s Armor of God prayer, reply to this blog with Armor of God and I’ll email it to you.
Also, take a break from politics and go see Drummer Boy The Movie this week!
Opening graphic from Joshua Reyes Facebook post.
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