The US presidential election is a week and a day away. Here in Lima, every Peruvian I meet wants to know who I'm voting for: Obama or McCain. I don't tell them, as I don't want to alienate half of them, one way or another.
I'm sure that the same thing is happening to American expats all across the globe, and so it's extremely important in the coming week that you be very careful when you are drawn into a conversation about the US election.
Everyone reading this blog has political convictions, and most folks like to trumpet their favorite candidate and political party in the days leading up to a big election. But will this aid you in your international ministry? Will pasting a bumper sticker for Obama or hammering a yard sign for McCain help you bring people to the feet of Jesus Christ? Make sure that your political convictions do not trump your spiritual convictions, and in turn compromise the vision that God has given you.
Matthew 17:8 (NIV), in describing Christ's transfiguration, says, "When they looked up, they saw no one except Jesus."
It should be the same in your international ministry. Let those whom you are serving, no matter where in the world you are, see not Barack Obama or John McCain, but only Jesus Christ.
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