Jesus doesn't run for office.

I’ve never really been interested in politics. When I was younger, I used to debate political issues, usually more from the left side than right, but my heart was never really in it. As I grow older, I am growing slightly more conservative,  but  at  the  same  time  I  am  more  convinced  than  ever  that political solutions are not the answer to our problems as Americans. Using politics to solve our problems is like putting a Band-Aid on a cancer patient – it helps us feel better because we did something, but it didn’t even address the true illness. There are people who honestly  believe politics to be the best  arena for change, but unless you address the hearts and minds of the masses, nothing will change but who is in office.

Hebrews 7:20 "And since this was not done without a sworn affirmation – for the others have become priests without a sworn affirmation, 7:21 but Jesus did so with a sworn affirmation by the one who said to him, “The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind, ‘You are a priest forever’” – 7: accordingly Jesus has become the guarantee of a better covenant. 7:23 And the others who became priests were numerous, because death prevented them from continuing in office, 7:24 but he holds his priesthood permanently since he lives forever. 7:25 So he is able to save completely those who 
come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them. 7:26 For it is indeed fitting for us to have such a high priest: holy, innocent, undefiled, separate from sinners, and exalted above the heavens. 7:27 He has no need to do every day what those priests do, to offer sacrifices first for their own sins and then for the sins of the people, since he did this in offering himself once for all. 7:28 For the law appoints as high priests men subject to weakness, but the word of solemn affirmation that came after the law appoints a son made perfect forever."

Jesus is the perfect High Priest, eternally better than those men of the line of Levi. One of the real drawbacks to our political system is that politicians spend 2/3 of their time running for and staying in office. Because of who Jesus is and what He has done for us, He will never need to run for office. His position is a permanent one, and because Jesus is perfect, His work on our behalf is perfect. We can have complete confidence in our High Priest, because corruption and politiking will never touch Him. His priorities are all about advocating on our behalf before God Almighty. No stump speeches, no promises never to be fulfilled, no manipulation, He just gets it done.

He’s got my vote.