Lay Down Your Rights- My endorsement for President

Given the fact that it is an election year again, I have decided that it is high time to raise my voice in support of my candidate and here on this very blog promote the candidate I endorse.  Yes, it is true that the caucuses have already taken place here in the Gem State but that is besides the point...  In my world I am pretty sure that it is far from too late to write in the one person I think will be able to do the job better than any other.  So without further delay, my endorsement for President of the United States of America, please join me in supporting him, the only one in this entire universe that will be able to singlehandedly beat back the forces of socialism, the only one who can restore our illustrious Constitution, the only one who can beat President Barak Obama in the upcoming election, ladies and gentlemen put your hands together and cast your votes for (drum roll, please)...............................ME!!!

That is exactly correct, you heard it here, I am endorsing myself as the only true conservative in the race for President.  Yes, I know what you are thinking- "But you haven't even filed, and it is past the filing date"  Absolutely correct!  But I here from some good sources(namely the voices in my head) that I will be selected at the brokered (or should we say broken?) convention.  What's that, you ask?  I have raised no money at all for any kind of campaign?  Right-O my friend!  I don't need to because I just KNOW it will work out to my favor!  Oh, I see...  you doubt my candidacy...  I only have one thing to say:  Um, ok, I have a few things actually:  You obviously hate liberty.  You obviously aren't a conservative.  You obviously are too conservative.  You have been brainwashed.  You don't pay enough attention to the news or voices of reason.  You just want another Obama for President.  You just want Obama to win.  You just want a radical to run and there is no way someone that radical can beat Obama.  Ummm...  hey, where's Perry?

Ok enough with the sarcasm and on to seriousness.  This past election cycle I think has been quite brutal.  Though what I just typed may have been pure and utter silliness, the truth is that has been a lot of the things that people have been yelling back and forth at each other.  I think it a bit on the sad side, really.  As Idaho embraced our first caucus, I spent the evening avoiding people for the sake of avoiding such petty infighting...  and I think I can honestly say that is just a tragedy.

It is tragic when Christians have to avoid each other for the sake of avoiding conversations where we have disagreements.  On the political realm, it should be as simple as "I have my candidate, you have yours, and that's o.k." But instead it descends into this madness over who's horse is more purebred than the other.  Can I just say that, no matter who your candidate is, if the thought of your brothers and sisters in Christ having the audacity to vote for someone else sends you into fits of hyperventalation- if you feel as though your arteries are going to burst because "Brother Joe and Sister Ann are voting for THAT man?!"  then I suggest you step back, take a deep breath, and get your heart right with God.

Now I know that some of you may be thinking that you can't believe I just said that.  but let's be real for a minute people.  IT'S AN ELECTION!!!  And while I agree that freedom and liberty are wonderful blessings, and it is honorable to fight for them, we HAVE to remember that our duty as a Christian is NOT first and foremost the preservation of freedom!  If it were, then my friends there is a whole Country of Chinese Christians that are living in sin!!!  But they are not!  Why?  Because our first and foremost duty is TO TAKE THE GOSPEL TO ALL NATIONS- NOT to take freedom to all nations.  NOT to preserve freedom in our nation.  And especially NOT to fight with our brothers and sisters in Christ because YOU have decided in all your wisdom that their candidate is trash.

Remember, at the end of the day, the preservation of freedom is only a temporal thing.  Their importance ends when we pass from this life.  Our investment in them counts for little in the eternal scheme of things.  What is important is working together to reach the billions of lost people on this planet! 

in closing, it is a question we all as Christians must ask ourselves:  Do we have a greater zeal for Christ than for our political candidate?  Would those around us know that our allegiance to the Gospel is more important to us than our allegiance to a campaign?  Do we live like we have freedom and liberty that can never be taken away- because we have that freedom and liberty in Christ- or do we live in irrational fear, always looking over our shoulder, waiting for that day when the government steals it all away?

And even if the government did come and take away our temporal freedoms- tell me this- what makes us any better than our brothers and sisters in other nations who have NO temporal freedoms?  What makes us better than our Lord Jesus who WILLINGLY gave up His rights and freedom for the sake of the cross, for the spiritual and eternal freedom of others? 

I pray that we will ALL wake up and come to the point where our rights, freedoms, liberties are no where near as important as working for the eternal freedom of the lost...  When faced with it, will we be willing to sacrifice our rights for the salvation of others?  May God stir our heart so that it is so!  Because only when we, as the Body of Christ, put to death our desire for our temporal rights- only then will we have a prayer for saving our Country and seeing revival sweep the land...