There is panic among the masses in our country at this moment—among liberals and conservatives. Election 2024 is happening in two weeks and there is much anxiety about which candidate will be steering the ship for the next four years. We worry about the loss of our freedoms, the future of our children and grandchildren, the economy, and other important issues.

Each side of the political spectrum believes that if the other candidate makes it into office, the world as they know it, will come to an end. They believe their hopes and dreams, their security, their very lives, depend upon which candidate gets into office. There is rampant fear across our country. When the election is over, there will be devastating disappointment, sadness, and shock, for many.

No doubt, the stakes are high at this point in our country’s history. But as believers, we can be assured that no matter which way the election goes, there is hope and solace in God and His Word.

In Romans 13:1, Paul writes, “Every person is to be in subjection to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those which exist are established by God.”  (NASB, emphasis mine)

God is in control, my friend. He is now and has always been. No one holds an office except that God allows it. God is the one who established an authority structure to begin with—for our own good—so that anarchy would not reign supreme, and to highlight sin and our need for a Savior. If the opposing candidate of your party wins the election, God will still be on the throne.

At this point, you may be thinking: Hold on, Paul was in a much different time and place. He had no idea when he wrote those words, the type of candidates who would be running nor the sorry state our country would be in today. 

 To the contrary, when Paul wrote this letter to the Roman church, Rome had one of the cruelest dictators to ever walk the planet—Nero. He murdered his mother, beat his pregnant wife to death and set Christians on fire to light the city. Yet, Paul called them to submit to his authority unless they were asked to do something contrary to the Word of God, in which case, they would stand up in obedience to God. The same goes for us.

Lest you think I’m advocating apathy in the voting process—absolutely not. I believe we must vote according to the Word of God. There are certain subjects on which the Bible could not be more clear—marriage and the value of human life being two of them. In addition, we must always stand for religious freedom, so that we can continue to worship as we see fit and share the gospel at home and abroad. We certainly must exercise our right to vote.

I hope I have lessened your anxiety a little bit with this post. God already knows who our next president will be. Regardless of the outcome, we must say with Paul:

“Brothers and sisters, I do not regard myself as having taken hold of it yet; but one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.” Phiippians 3:13-14 (NASB)

The world will go on until Jesus comes again to reign in power and truth. We can have hope, joy and peace until that time, no matter our political circumstances. If you do not know Jesus Christ as your Savior and Lord, now is a great time to make that life-changing decision.