Post Election Analysis: The Mammon Vote

You cannot serve God and mammon.

Therefore do not worry saying 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' For all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

It seems to me that by far the biggest voting bloc this year was what I call, the Mammon Voter. These folks cast their ballots based on their material interests to the exclusion of everything else. They can be divided into two groups. The first, and by far the larger group, voted for the candidate they believed would provide for all of their material needs in the future. The second group voted for the candidate who would allow them to keep the material goods they had already acquired for themselves.

But there was another kind of voter this year. Unfortunately, this group was probably a small minority. These voters were pursuing not their own material benefit, but rather the kingdom of God. They sought the righteousness of God. They understood the biblical priorities of life before making any decisions. They thought hard on the short term and the long term implications of their decisions. They considered what was good, in God's sight, not only for themselves, but also for their neighbors. They trusted God for what they don't have, for what they already have, and for the future. I hope that you were one of them.