Today is “super Tuesday”, a day in our nation when almost half the country has primaries to elect America’s next president.

As I am praying this morning, I am stirred in my spirit once again about the state of our nation and what we are putting our hope in as a people. If you really look at the problems of our nation, there is no candidate running for president that would have the ability to fully reconcile America’s issues. The message we are called to preach as believers is that ultimately, the kingdoms of men will fail and only one Man will succeed in reigning over the nations. This is the gospel of the Kingdom. We need the Lord to come with revelation on this for the church across our nation today.

Israel is our primary example from the Word. From Samuel’s day, they continually put their hope in human leaders and did not want God Himself as their leader. They did not submit to His law, His ways, and did not heed His messengers and ended up under God’s judgment time and time again. What makes us think America is any different?

Our political process is foundationally broken and irreparable because it is based on one simple premise – that man is inherently good and has the ability to solve their own problems. This leads to a greater concern of mine, however. Could it be that the very thing that we enjoy and love about America leads to its downfall? Is the democracy and the dream of freedom for every nation the catalyst to welcome antichrist on the scene and create the final rage against God that was prophesied by David in Psalm 2?

I cannot put my hope in a broken political process. I cannot put my hope in any one of the candidates running for president today. Our nation needs a deep change of heart. Our only way forward is prayer, revival, and God's mercy.

So is it the church’s moral obligation to vote? I don’t believe it is. It is, however, our moral obligation before a righteous and holy God to pray and petition Him for His righteousness to be established in our nation. I don’t want to be an idolater of any man or put my hope in one candidate over another. I want my heart to be steadily and faithfully longing and asking for the one Man, Jesus Christ, to reign and for His law to go forth from Jerusalem.

But we have to remember that God does not run his kingdom in a vacuum. The Lord has chosen to use real, weak, human vessels to bring forth His purposes on the earth before His Son returns. God is the one who raises kings up and tears them down. His throne is established far above any other throne. He’s the one our nation should be concerned about, not Osama bin Laden or illegal immigrants. We don’t need more rallys to get voters, we need more prayer meetings asking the Lord for righteous leadership.

So before I go and vote at the polls, I’m going to cast my vote today before a higher court, namely the court of Heaven. I want righteousness established in our nation and I want the hearts of the voters to feel the fear of the Lord. I want voters to vote for righteousness today. I’m not praying for them to vote for or for the Lord to raise up Mike Huckabee. Neither am I praying for John McCain or Mitt Romney to be elected. I am not praying for the Lord to prevent Hillary or Obama from becoming the president. I’m not going to put my trust in any other man besides Jesus, and I’m not going to be bold and say that I know exactly which candidate God wants to be president. I want the Lord’s man or woman to be president. The Lord is the perfect leader and knows exactly what our nation needs. Praying for mercy and for righteousness in our leadership is really the only biblical way forward in these elections.