October 8th, 2025
by Pastor Mykal Smith
by Pastor Mykal Smith
Editor's Note: This is based on a sermon delivered during the election of 2024
Good vs. Evil: Why Voting Is Spiritual, and Discernment Is Urgent
The Illusion of Neutrality
Let’s be honest—some people flinch when politics show up in church. I get it. The pulpit isn’t a campaign platform. But it is a place of clarity. And clarity is what we desperately need.
Two-thirds of Evangelical Christians didn’t vote in the 2020 election. That’s not just a statistic... That’s a stewardship failure. When we disengage, we don’t just lose influence—we abandon responsibility. Voting isn’t about power—it’s about obedience. It’s about showing up with conviction, even when the options feel imperfect.
This Isn’t About Left or Right
The real battle isn’t between parties. It’s between truth and deception. Between light and darkness. Between good and evil.
We’re living in a moment where moral clarity is being traded for cultural convenience. Where children are under attack, masculinity is being dismantled, and androgyny is celebrated as progress. These aren’t just social shifts—they’re spiritual symptoms.
Isaiah warned us: “Woe to those who call evil good and good evil.”
Paul echoed it: “Although they knew God, they neither glorified Him nor gave thanks.”
This is the climate we’re called to engage—not with outrage, but with discernment.
Discernment Isn’t a Feeling—It’s a Discipline
Too many believers are trying to navigate spiritual warfare with emotional instincts and Instagram theology. That won’t cut it. Discernment requires depth. It requires Scripture. It requires maturity.
We’re called to move from milk to meat—from surface-level faith to solid food. That means:
Galatians 5 then reminds us of what Godly fruit looks like: “Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control.” These aren’t just virtues—they’re weapons. They’re how we fight the good fight without losing our witness.
Jesus Is the Only Savior
Let me be clear: no political leader will save us. They’re human. Flawed. Temporary.
Jesus is the only name worth building your life on. The only King whose kingdom won’t collapse. The only Savior who doesn’t need polling data to validate His authority. If you’ve never given your life to Jesus, now is the time. Not because it’s election season, but because eternity is real.
Final Word: The Church Must Rise
We’re not called to retreat. We’re called to engage—with clarity, courage, and compassion.
Vote for Jesus isn’t a slogan. It’s a summons. To live as citizens of heaven while stewarding influence on earth. To reject deception and embody truth. To be disciples who don’t just survive culture—but transform it.
This is the moment. Let’s rise!
The Illusion of Neutrality
Let’s be honest—some people flinch when politics show up in church. I get it. The pulpit isn’t a campaign platform. But it is a place of clarity. And clarity is what we desperately need.
Two-thirds of Evangelical Christians didn’t vote in the 2020 election. That’s not just a statistic... That’s a stewardship failure. When we disengage, we don’t just lose influence—we abandon responsibility. Voting isn’t about power—it’s about obedience. It’s about showing up with conviction, even when the options feel imperfect.
This Isn’t About Left or Right
The real battle isn’t between parties. It’s between truth and deception. Between light and darkness. Between good and evil.
We’re living in a moment where moral clarity is being traded for cultural convenience. Where children are under attack, masculinity is being dismantled, and androgyny is celebrated as progress. These aren’t just social shifts—they’re spiritual symptoms.
Isaiah warned us: “Woe to those who call evil good and good evil.”
Paul echoed it: “Although they knew God, they neither glorified Him nor gave thanks.”
This is the climate we’re called to engage—not with outrage, but with discernment.
Discernment Isn’t a Feeling—It’s a Discipline
Too many believers are trying to navigate spiritual warfare with emotional instincts and Instagram theology. That won’t cut it. Discernment requires depth. It requires Scripture. It requires maturity.
We’re called to move from milk to meat—from surface-level faith to solid food. That means:
- Opening the Bible daily, not just when we’re desperate.
- Praying with intentionality, not just routine.
- Seeking wise counsel, not echo chambers.
- Listening to the Holy Spirit, even when it’s inconvenient.
- Plugging into community—because isolation breeds deception.
Galatians 5 then reminds us of what Godly fruit looks like: “Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control.” These aren’t just virtues—they’re weapons. They’re how we fight the good fight without losing our witness.
Jesus Is the Only Savior
Let me be clear: no political leader will save us. They’re human. Flawed. Temporary.
Jesus is the only name worth building your life on. The only King whose kingdom won’t collapse. The only Savior who doesn’t need polling data to validate His authority. If you’ve never given your life to Jesus, now is the time. Not because it’s election season, but because eternity is real.
Final Word: The Church Must Rise
We’re not called to retreat. We’re called to engage—with clarity, courage, and compassion.
Vote for Jesus isn’t a slogan. It’s a summons. To live as citizens of heaven while stewarding influence on earth. To reject deception and embody truth. To be disciples who don’t just survive culture—but transform it.
This is the moment. Let’s rise!
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