After the election of the last president, many evangelical leaders said that God put that man in the place of leadership, citing Romans 12. According to that same logic, the current president was also chosen by God to lead this nation. 

Some say that President Biden is too old to be president but if God chose him then age need not be the factor for God can do what he wants, give the ability to whom he wants, and even make a way should something go wrong with a president in office.

This brings me to a question for all of us. How should we pray concerning the leadership of our nation? For whom should people vote to be in agreement with the will of God?

I am not suggesting who I think should be the next leader of our nation. Rather I’m asking how best to conform to the will of God. 

While there are many issues to consider I will pray that our leader is one who is concerned for the people that Jesus was concerned with: the poor, the marginalized, the homeless, the unborn,  the aged,  the hungry, and those in need of justice. Just to name a few. 

Let’s see where the urgings of God lead, and what God’s will is for a nation that, if it follows Jesus, will be the light for the world. Maybe it’s a Republican, Democrat,  or Independent. 

Whoever wins will be God’s choice, according to some of my more evangelical colleagues.

As Abraham Lincoln once said, ‘Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God’s side, for God is always right.’