Morning by Morning, October 19, 2026 — Being “Salt” and “Light” with Our Voice and Vote
Good morning, Lord Jesus. Lead me into all You have for me today, as I begin my day seeking Your face and listening for Your voice (John 10:27). … Since I’ll be away on a ministry trip overseas on Election Day in November, I’m going in to vote today on the first day of early voting in my community. And I’m moved to pray for all who are also going in today and in the days ahead to vote for the candidates and propositions set before us. May we choose well. Our votes and our voices expressed through those votes make a difference.
You said we’re to be “salt” and “light” in our world:
“You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men.
“You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden” (Matthew 5:13-14).
You weren’t talking about our world in heaven when we die. You were talking about our world where we live right here, right now. We’re to make a difference in our world today. To seek Your face, to seek Your will, to seek to live our lives grounded in Your Word and filled with Your Spirit, to be Your disciples, Your body, Your ambassadors of Your kingdom in our world. “Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us” (2 Corinthians 5:20).
Standing up and speaking out, staying prayed up and voting out our prayers, are ways we fulfill our responsibility and express our authority in this world. We’re not to shrink back or sit idly by. We’re to be strong and courageous in Your strength by Your Spirit (Joshua 1:7; Acts 1:8). “The righteous are bold as a lion” (Proverbs 28:1). And “righteousness exalts a nation” (Proverbs 14:34).
There’s a lot at stake. Passions are high on every side of every issue. But I don’t want to make my choices and vote my conscience from the talking points of donkeys and elephants, but from the guiding principles of the Word of God, being led by the Spirit of God. I’m not an ambassador of a donkey or an elephant or any political party. I’m an ambassador of the Lion and the Lamb! (Revelation 5:5-6) I’m an ambassador of the King of kings and the Lord of lords! (Revelation 19:16)
So let my voice and my vote represent You well. Let this be one of the ways I fulfill my calling in obedience to Your commission to be salt and light in my world.
I look forward to the day to come when Your Word will be fulfilled: “The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ, and He shall reign forever and ever!” (Revelation 11:15) But every day between this day and that day to come, our part now is to be an expression of Your heart in our world.
We’re to “Occupy till (You) come” (Luke 19:13 KJV), to “Do (the) business (of the kingdom of God) till (You) come” (NKJV). We’re to keep praying and saying, keep trusting and obeying, with all our hearts as best as we can and all by Your grace: “Your kingdom come. Your will be done. On earth as it is in heaven” (Matthew 6:10).
The choice You set before us of how we express our voice and our vote is one of the ways we can be salt and light in our world. It’s a modern-day application of an ancient call for decision: “Choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve…. But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord!” (Joshua 24:15) In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.
Be encouraged this day. In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays
My friend, may you be salt light with your voice and vote as an ambassador for Christ in your world, in Jesus' name. God bless you, my friend! And you have a great day!
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