America’s Christians praying as nation heads to poll in elections

Christians within the US are praying God’s will probably be done as Americans prepare to forged their votes in an election that has been nail-bitingly near the tip. 

Polling shows that Democratic hopeful Kamala Harris and Republican candidate Donald Trump are neck and neck.

Harris dubbed it “one in every of the closest races in history” in her final campaign speech at a star-studded rally in Philadelphia. In an earlier rally in Pittsburgh she said she desired to be a “president for all Americans”.

Trump wrapped up his campaign in Michigan late on Monday night. He used his final day of campaigning to attack immigration and hurl insults at his political opponents. He also alluded to recent assassination attempts.

“Many people say that God saved me with the intention to save America,” Trump told the rally. “It’s a lovely expression and I feel it is perhaps true.”

More than 81 million Americans have already voted early and thousands and thousands more will forged their votes throughout Tuesday. 

Evangelical leader Franklin Graham has spent the previous few weeks urging people to wish and get out and vote.

“Today we’re on the eve of crucial election within the history of our nation. Join me in praying that God’s will probably be done,” he told his 10 million Facebook followers last night.

Earlier he wrote, “Our country is in trouble, and there is a lot at stake. The election is just a few days away and would be the most vital election within the history of the U.S. Pray that God will protect us from the evil that’s before us.” 

Harvest pastor Greg Laurie said, “As we look ahead to this 12 months’s elections for our country’s leaders, we should always all be praying.” 

He told Americans to trust in God with the nation’s future irrespective of who wins the election.

“Presidential elections are big events. Billions of dollars are poured into campaigns that run for 2 years or more. Candidates change into fixtures on our television screens and social media feeds. And we start to speculate ourselves in the method. We develop a rooting interest. Sometimes, which means rooting for a candidate; sometimes, it means rooting against one,” he said. 

“The more of a stake we now have within the end result of an election, the more likely we’re to be anxious about it. The doom-and-gloom predictions about what is going to occur ‘if X becomes president’ feed that anxiety. Jesus’ words in Matthew 6:33–34 are a reality check: ‘Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he provides you with every little thing you wish. So don’t fret about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today’s trouble is enough for today’ (NLT).

“The things which will change following an election are insignificant in comparison with the things that absolutely is not going to change. God still sees the longer term. He knows the end result of each decision. His hand is on the steering wheel. He cares about you. And He will at all times be with you.” 

John McLaughlin, a pollster for Trump in 2016 and 2020, told “The Rosenberg Report” on TBN that the evangelical vote could be critical on this election. 

“We do see within the polls that we’re running over 70 per cent of support with Evangelical voters — that is strong,” he said.

“But I’ll let you know what, there are Evangelical voters who may not vote because a few of them think Trump’s got it within the bag, he will win … Some of them think that their votes don’t really matter. Well, on this race, your votes do count.”