Although it’s not what all Americans wanted, the election brought something that all Americans needed: clarity.

The results that were delivered Donald Trump his second term provided exactly what this tired and fractured country needed to move forward: an unambiguous winner. A simple path. A new chance to be the nation its people and the world deserve. But none of this will matter, some point out, if we don’t take advantage of God’s reprieve.

“We can’t waste this moment,” former Rep. Jody Hice said emotionally. “Behind it all, God is giving America a window of mercy. It must be a time when the body of Christ responds with gratitude and repentance. We cannot waste this time of grace that God has given us. Yes, huge victories have occurred, he acknowledged, “but may we respond humbly and handle this moment appropriately going forward – and relying more on Him.”

What happened Tuesday was incredibly significant, he said. underlines. “It gives hope to the American people, who realize that they realize the direction our country is going – and that they have rejected it. They don’t want woke politicians. They don’t want all this misunderstanding about gender, loss of parental rights, horrible economy and open border, and so on. … (They) want a more sensible government. They want authentic leadership around the world, as well as here in our own country. And I believe that this message came across loud and clear.

But for conservatives who think they can just sit back for four years now that Republicans have a firm grip on the key levers of power, think again.

“No matter how this election turns out,” Family Research Council President Tony Perkins wanted people to know, “our work has only just begun.”

We shouldn’t think that Trump’s election means the end of the political game, insisted Owen Strachan of the Family Research Council. “No, that means game on.”

Clearly, there is enormous relief at this opportunity to close our borders, restore biological sanity, make life affordable again, and become a respected voice on the world stage – and that is worth celebrating. But if the disappointments of GOP Platform are an indication, there will be uncomfortable times ahead. And these times must be faced with our unwavering conviction that biblical principles are important, regardless of their political expediency.

“Let me tell you something…we can learn from (Democrats),” Princeton professor Robert George. explain. “What I admire about them is that they don’t let their politicians deviate. They don’t let their politicians adopt a point of view in order to (win an election). They don’t accept the argument that: “Well, our view is now in the minority and it is electorally dangerous for us to come out in favor of that view.” … The left understands that this does not work in the long term for the benefit of the causes in which they believe.

Whatever the narrative of this election – whether the Republican Party’s disconcerting retreat on the issue of life has helped or hurt – it is the job of Christians to cut through that noise to get to the truth. And frankly, if the Church had committed to moral clarity sooner, we might not have gotten to the point where core values ​​like this are suddenly negotiable. Ultimately, we can’t vote and walk away. “Part of being a disciple,” Pastor Jack Hibbs said, “is being involved in this remarkable republic that the Lord has given us. »

We’re not Minutemen like they were in the Revolutionary War, Perkins stressed. “They would drop their pitchforks, grab their rifles and run into battle. And then they would go home and grab their pitchforks. You know, I always thought, “Well, we kind of react, and we take a pro-life stance, and then it’s over and we go back to our life as it was before.”

But that is not our calling as Christians, he insisted. “It’s our life. This is what Ephesians 6 is talking about (when it explains) the battle we find ourselves in and (urging us) to continue to stand firm. The battle therefore never takes place on this side of the sky. We must continue to perpetually defend the truth.

The good news is that there is incredible momentum right now to do just that. If Tuesday’s Red Sea is any indication, Americans are more energetic than ever before to put this country back on track.

Like Mary Szoch of the Family Research Council said after voters eliminated three radicals pro-abortion ballot initiativesthis is the opening that believers have been waiting for.

On Tuesday, “Americans… re-elected the most pro-life president in American history,” she said. “Now is the time for us to work together to promote strong, faith-filled marriages, strengthen families, and create a society that values ​​every person from birth. The opportunity to build a culture of life in America is tremendous and we cannot waste it.

Pro-lifers saw what could be accomplished when they pushed back on Trump’s reluctance to challenge the left’s abortion agenda in Florida: He listened. Where would the amendment be today if conservatives had not held the former president accountable? Fortunately, we will never know.

We must also remember, Hibbs said Pray to vote: Decision 2024“The Church needs a revival. We will wake up again tomorrow (knowing that the Church must turn) to Scripture – and the pulpits… (we must address) through Scripture the issues that shape our people and their lives, their worldview. And so, we need a revival. We pray that this election is a small part of it, but ultimately the answer really lies in the intervention of God’s people. And that’s what we hope to see tonight, is God’s people getting involved.

Another thing Christians need to realize, said former Rep. Michele Bachmann, is that “we have a lot to be thankful for.” The Trump campaign is “in a good position,” she acknowledged, “(but that’s) natural.” I felt like the Lord was telling me at the beginning of this campaign that this (race) would not be won naturally, it would be won supernaturally. And I truly believe that we just need to continue to lean in (with) prayer and what we (do). Where the Scriptures took me this week is (towards Exodus) where Moses stands when the Israelites fight against the Amalekites – then Hur and Aaron support Moses’ arms – while Joshua was on the ground during the battle. And so it’s both: it’s prayer and it’s action.

When the Church does both, she explained, “then we see victory.” “…But we can never, ever take that for granted. » The reality is that, Bachmann emphasizes, “four years will go by quickly. And again, we only have two years until the next midterms, so…we need to get to work. …It’s like there’s a party and the furniture is all broken and the window curtains torn off, and we need to quickly put the American house in order and do what the American public believes Donald Trump to do and a Republican Senate and a Republican House can do it.

It takes work, commitment, and it takes an army of men and women determined to pay the price to speak out and stand up. Whatever happens from here, Perkins insisted: “2024 election must not be the finish line for America’s Christians; I pray this is a starting point. It is time for the Church to rise. Our suffering nation needs a renewal that only God can provide.

Originally published by The Washington Stand