Jesus Wins!

This just in, all across the country, today, people have elected Jesus to be their Lord. Jesus wins! What a tremendous victory in the Kingdom of God.

As far as I know, Jesus was not elected Mayor, Governor, Senator, or anything else on November 2nd. I’m not actually sure anyone voted for him at all. But that doesn’t make him a loser and it doesn’t make this site meaningless (a little silly, maybe). The point was never for Jesus to actually be elected. I’m not sure he wants to be the ruler of any man-made position in our governments.

But can you imagine it? Imagine a little town with two corrupt politicians running for Mayor. Out of their wits and out of their options, the people write in Jesus of Nazareth and he wins. What would they do? Would they go on about their way, acting as though he were as tangible as our wives or husbands or parents or friends? Can you imagine the swearing-in ceremony? I picture a silly situation where a Judge, the Honerable, holding a Bible, asks Jesus to put his right hand on it and swear to tell the truth and uphold justice. How can we ask the definition of truth and justice to swear by them? Can we swear by ourselves?

But I digress and start to daydream.

The position Jesus is to have in our lives as Christians is greater than the position held by our Judges, Mayors, Governors, Senators, and even Presidents. His Kingship is more intimate than all these and more supreme. If we cannot imagine him as our President, how can we imagine him as our Lord?

When I next go to vote, I will cast two votes. One ethereal from my heart and the other tangible with my hand. Both will be the write-in candidate Jesus of Nazareth.