We got our ballots in the mail today. Patty and I will have a 30-minute date to review it and vote. She likes me to explain things on the ballot to her, especially the State Measures and Initiatives. They are not usually written in an easy way to understand. I will also explain some of the views of people running for various positions that she is not familiar with as well. Two positions have no candidate, and no one filed to run. I think I will write in my son-in-law, Mike Hatfield’s name, just for fun.

I was surprised to read recently the high number of Christian people who don’t vote because they don’t like either of the Presidential candidates. No perfect person is running for any office, so we must go with the best. The best is the one whose views are closest to what the Bible teaches. Abortion is the big deal in this year’s election. Abortion is clearly murdering a living soul. Jesus did not become the incarnate son of God at His birth but at conception. The Bible, referring to Jesus, says in Luke 1:15, “he will be filled with the Holy Spirit while yet in his mother’s womb.” There are many things wrong with our country, but nothing is as bad as our support of abortion as a personal right. Voter guides report on every candidate’s views on abortion. There are some offices where every candidate has some degree of acceptance of abortion, but one is less objectionable than others; go with the best.

If you read the books of 1 and 2 Kings and 1 and 2 Chronicles, it is easy to see that God blessed and worked through some Kings who had some faults but that the entire country suffered under the leadership of evil rulers.

I believe it is a responsibility for us to vote. God uses faithful people; faithful people do the right thing because it is the right thing, faithful people do their duty, and faithful people do what is best for all those around them. Go on a voting date; it is lots of fun.