{crossposts from writonautics}

 My choice of candidate is only as good as when I vote. My vote is only as good as when it is counted. But when the tally comes, my choice is irrelevant – God decides who is king.

Every person is to be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those which exist are established by God. ^{(Romans 13: 1 NASB)}

Our future does not depend on the person who gets elected, but on the One who sits on the Throne.

If God has already decided, then why do I need to...

 I've chosen him so that he will teach his sons and their families to follow the way of the Lord by doing what is right and good, so that I, the Lord, can do for Abraham what I promised. ^{[Genesis 18:19 FBV]}

The Lord does more than just fulfill His baby promise, He also plans ahead for these children and the generations afterward to be taught concerning the things of God. There is a proper way to worship Him, and that established structure is needed to be taught. The Sovereign Lord will al...

 Then the LORD said, “I will surely return to you at this time next year, and your wife Sarah will have a son!”

So she laughed to herself, saying, “After I am worn out and my master is old, will I now have this pleasure?” And the LORD asked Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Can I really bear a child when I am old?’ Is anything too difficult for the LORD? At the appointed time I will return to you—in about a year—and Sarah will have a son.”

 ^{[Genesis 18:10, 12-14 BS...}