Thanksvember 6 - My Right & Responsibility

Today I am thankful for my right to vote. It wasn't always so apparent to me why voting was such a big deal, but the older I get the more I realize that not only is it my right to vote, but it is also my responsibility to do so. Sometimes I think we forget that not every one has the opportunity to participate in their country's government.

I think this concept of right and responsibility applies to our spiritual lives as well. Not only is it my right to share Christ openly (which many countries don't allow) but even more it is my responsibility to do so. Eternity is at stake for individuals all over the world and I must share. If someone hadn't done that for me, I would still be living in darkness. Romans 10:13-15 tells us, "For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. But how can they call on Him they have not believed in? And how can they believe without hearing about Him? And how can they hear without a preacher? And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: How beautiful are the feet of those who announce the gospel of good things!" I must respond as Isaiah did without hesitation, "Here I am, Lord. Send me." This doesn't just mean going overseas; this is right here, right now, right where we are. I may be the only chance someone else has to hear about Christ.

While my vote in this election is significant, it is not the most important choice I will make today. The most important choice I will make today is whether or not I will take the opportunities I am given to share Christ with the people I encounter. 

So go vote and exercise your right and responsibility, and while you're in line share Christ with those around you!

Go vote!