”Twas the night before the election and all through the house, all the creatures were stirring even the mouse!”
NEVER in my life have I seen such a level of anxiety, fear, and frustration for an election like I am now. I’ve been relatively silent publicly concerning my particular viewpoint, but I do feel it is important to provide a word of caution for the those who blatantly refuse to vote. I am personally not enjoying the banter on either sides of the aisle and have become vehemently disappointed by both the religious right conservatives and the liberal progressives.
As a pastor and community advocate, it is appalling to see the fights on social media between everyone especially those of the cloth. I have the unique opportunity to sit in settings where there are multiple viewpoints and some of the rhetoric I’ve heard is frightening:
This is a battle for the soul of America.
The Cyrus ANOINTING rests on this candidate.
A woman doesn’t have stamina to lead a nation.
If you vote for one person, the judgment of God will come upon us all.
Unbeknownst to many of us, the judgment of God on our nation is evident just by our choices of who’s running for the highest office in the land! Period.
Either way, we are going to need Jesus more whether Hillary, Donald, Jill or Bernie are elected. This is a lot BIGGER than a person. This is a principality and we’ve seen the spirit of murder, racism, and bigotry rising up more in recent months than ever. It’s even more challenging because the media has helped this become a battle of personalities instead of principles and platforms. Hardly anyone even knows what either of them truly represent besides the sound bites we’ve seen.
I really feel that the Church in America needs to repent.
We need a solemn assembly.
We need to repent for thinking that one person is going to solve the mess we’re in.
We need to repent because we think only we’re supposed to be GREAT and God is an imperialist who only promised to bless the nation of America and not the nations of the earth.
We need to repent for believing that our nation is stronger than everyone else’s and that the deeds done in the last 10 years in the Middle East do NOT affect us.
As the grandson of sharecroppers, and family members who fought for freedom, this election is disgusting. I shudder to think what Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. would say or DuBois or Malcolm X. Even in the Black community, we’ve become lazy, disconnected, and self absorbed. We spend more money than we keep, don’t own anything in our communities, have access to education, and don’t even seize it.
Growing up, I listened to my ancestors stories of picking cotton, their hands still hard from the grueling experiences. I couldn’t even fanthom doing that or not knowing how to read. I’m afraid technology has made us oblivious to the challenges of our times.
The next President of the United States will be the head of a multi-polar world, a world that is quite different than any kind we’ve ever faced. I do not know if anyone could be quite prepared for the days ahead.
With that being said, in a hostile environment like what we’ve seen, we need to invest our attention back into our local communities, to inform them, coach them and guide them. There’s a lot at stake tomorrow. Besides the president we elect, we have congressmen, and senators who need to be elected and must be held accountable for our local municipalities.
So for me, staying home is NOT an option. Even if you have to write someone’s name in be PRESENT. GO Vote, then after Election Day make a conscious decision to be apart of the solution.
Speak truth to power, minister to those who are broken, empower our brothers to stay outside of the prison system, and partner with organizations committed to reducing recidivism, start a business, build a non-profit, write a book, do something that helps bring solutions!
If not, all we’re doing is spreading hot air which amounts to nothing.
My prayer is that after this is over, the Church in America re-examines itself and understands that our loyalty is NEVER to Caesar, but to Christ. Regardless of who wins, He reigns forever!
May the God of all grace comfort the afflicted, and afflict the comfortable!
For more information about us living in a multipolar world, watch this TED talk, Click here.
If you’re in New York City, we’re hosting a special prayer meeting at our church in Brooklyn on Election Night. You’re welcome to join us! 404A Willoughby Avenue Brooklyn, New York 11205, 7:30pm.
D. A. Sherron is the founder and senior pastor of Global Fire International, and the prelate of the Global Alliance in Brooklyn, New York. His messages are broadcasted weekly with a digital audience of over 75,000. A bridge builder, his ministry blends theology, history, and technology into a creative Kingdom enterprise. He recently released his new book, Color Outside The Lines this year. For more information, visit http://www.dasherron365.com.
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