Politic

No, the title is not a misspelling. From the American Heritage dictionary:

pol·i·tic (pŏl'ĭ-tĭk) adj.
1. Using or marked by prudence, expedience, and shrewdness; artful.
2. Using, displaying, or proceeding from policy; judicious: a politic decision.
3. Crafty; cunning.

Tony Woodlief has an excellent essay on World on the Web regarding the extremely politic endorsements of political candidates by the evangelical Christian community. Apparently we are no longer to vote for those who support Christian principles - particularly those principles that are unequivocal in Scripture - but we are to vote for whichever candidate has the best chance of beating that she-devil Hilary Clinton.

Not only are leaders like Pat Robertson encouraging people to abandon Biblical principles for expediency, they are in that process minimizing God's sovereignty. The following passage popped up in my quiet time reading this week:

Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment. For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Would you have no fear of the one who is in authority? Then do what is good, and you will receive his approval, for he is God's servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, an avenger who carries out God's wrath on the wrongdoer. Therefore one must be in subjection, not only to avoid God's wrath but also for the sake of conscience. For the same reason you also pay taxes, for the authorities are ministers of God, attending to this very thing. Pay to all what is owed to them: taxes to whom taxes are owed, revenue to whom revenue is owed, respect to whom respect is owed, honor to whom honor is owed.
Romans 13:1-7 (ESV)

Note especially the second sentence: For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. Somehow, I don't think God will be surprised if Ms. Clinton should be elected. While she would not be my personal preference, it matters more that I cast my ballot for a candidate who best fits the Biblical model of a leader, maintaining my personal integrity and walk with the Lord, than that I just support any candidate who has a chance of beating her.

Truly, God has it handled. Why is it that we think He needs our help, and we feel as if we have let Him down if the "wrong" person wins? Work for the candidate that best represents your beliefs, but if they are not elected, remember that God is still in control.