…is the Father, Son and Spirit’s decision to elect, or choose, humanity to be included in his relationship forever in Jesus!
In Jesus, you and every other person you know, including all presidential candidates that are and ever will be, have been elected or chosen to be at the highest place of honor and privilege possible for a human being – in Christ. All of what it means to be fully human is seated, truly but mysteriously, in that relationship of privilege right now, in the person of Jesus Christ, who represents and substitutes for all of us before the Father. (See Ephesians 1:3-6.)
That is who we humans are, fundamentally, and where your personal human identity is. That is the identity of all members of all political parties everywhere. That is who the presidential candidates in this year’s election in the U.S. really are, too, in Christ (not in and of themselves but in Christ). That is the reason why no matter which candidate has been elected as President of the United States, and no matter how much more difficult or good our political, social, and economical times may get, we all still have a reason for a greater and more REAL hope in the Lord Jesus Christ! Having overcome our evil, sin, and death (which still hinders every human being and political party on earth), Jesus ascended into glory as the God-Man, solidifying the fact that he can still be more faithful than we are (1 Timothy 2:13)
As we live in the Holy Spirit, this is this kind of hope that that will be fueling the thoughts and prayers of us who trust Jesus, the Father’s Son, no matter who we decided to vote for, or decided not to vote for. Hopefully, and appropriately, the decisions you made about your voting came out of a relationship you received from the Father, through Jesus, and in the Spirit. All of what I am describing is not just a static or generic reality but rather a dynamic and relational reality as revealed by Jesus (John 14:12-17) — a relationship in which we ask and seek, and our Father hears and gives (Matthew 7:7-12). In this worshipful and relational way, we who believe and have received Jesus and his Father’s Spirit are participants in having the mind of Christ, even in our voting, and even if we voted differently than other believers might have (1 Cor. 2:16).
Fundamentally, in Christ, all of humanity is still selected and elected to be with him. This is so not because of us but because of Jesus, who sustains everything as the powerful Word of God, now in his human and glorious person (Hebrews 1:3). The sooner we come to embrace this gospel truth by God’s grace, the more we can experience and begin to be who we are in him right now!
Prayer: Please let us fully experience our unity and inclusion in you, Lord. May we see past earthly circumstances to the truth of our identity and belonging in you first and forever.
Tim Brassell
Pastor, Baltimore, MD
Tim,
At a time when the political climate is so abrasive your contribution serves as a much welcomed “corrective”. It is so easy for us to lose our bearings in the heated battle of opinions, perspectives and selfish desires.
Thank you for setting the record straight!
Well said, Tim.
Pastor Tim, Well said in Christ.
Well put- thank you for sharing your message.
Thanks Tim for focusing us in our Election in Jesus Christ, as the way, God has made us all a New Creation! It is easy to forget in our Election cycles what Nebuchadnezzar had to learn the hard way, that it is God who decides who rules in the kingdoms of men! Dan 4:25-26
Brother Tim, a huge thanks for leveling the playing field. Hopefully, we all voted for the one and only candidate and were and are totally fixated on Him, economically, environmentally, relationally, racially, morally, ethnically and to sum it up SPIRITUALLY!!! Amen Santiag, Mike, Bill, Susan and N3.