great day in the history of america

Election day is here! Today is Tuesday after the first Monday of November. The harvest is in. You have no excuse not to vote. Or at least I don't want to hear it.

Today is also historic. When polls close this evening, together we will have elected our first African American president or our first woman VP. Either way, the coming January inauguration will be amazing.

We Christians are in a unique position in this country which is defined by both its Christian roots and its love of democracy. There are enough of us to make a huge difference in this country. Get out and vote, brothers and sisters. Make a difference. Vote your values. Live your values.

But don't worry about the results. No matter who wins, Jesus Christ reigns supreme--yes, over this country. The Lord of Lords and King of Kings' reign will continue.

Colossians 1:15-17 (New International Reader's Version)
Copyright © 1996, 1998 by International Bible Society

Christ Is Far Above Everything
15 Christ is the exact likeness of God, who can't be seen. He is first, and he is over all of creation. 16 All things were created by him. He created everything in heaven and on earth. He created everything that can be seen and everything that can't be seen. He created kings, powers, rulers and authorities. Everything was created by him and for him. 17 Before anything was created, he was already there. He holds everything together.

One other favorite quote, this one from John Quincy Adams:

The highest glory of the American Revolution was this: it connected in one indissoluble bond the principles of civil government with the principles of Christianity. From the day of the Declaration...they were bound by the laws of God, which they all, and by the laws of the Gospel, which they nearly all, acknowledge as the rules of their conduct.