Midterm Convention

Election Day is less than seven weeks away, and Republicans held a “Midterm Convention” in Dallas last week to make their pitch to voters. President Donald Trump headlined the event, and party leaders hope it will help buck the historical trend of midterms cutting against the party in power. Democrats, on the other hand, hope to take control of both the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House, as well as build momentum for the presidential election in 2028.

Analysis and eternal perspective: Free and fair elections are an enormous blessing of liberty! This is an incredibly divisive story, and election season has a tendency to be anxiety-invoking for many, but it is appropriate to begin with a clear reminder that the freedom to chart one’s own governing course is a wonderful liberty that cuts against the grain of most of human history! You may not like the unending campaign commercials (who does?), but what a wonderful privilege to be collectively at the helm and guiding the course of our nation. Let’s not take that amazing liberty for granted!

Of course, it is also true that your eternity is not at stake in this election or any other. You will undoubtedly again be told (same as every other election in memory) that your fate hangs in the balance and on the outcome of the election. It simply isn’t true. There are undoubtedly consequential ramifications of each election, but your eternity is secure by the finished work of Jesus on the cross and your surrender to it.

Psalm 20:7 says, “Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.” Both parties would have you believe they are the arbiter of Truth. You should take seriously your civic duty by carefully considering the platform and track record of those asking for your vote, but in doing so remember that your ultimate allegiance belongs to only One, and “he is before all things, and in him all things hold together” (Col. 1:17). 

What an astounding and comforting promise!