Salt and Light – kenbarnes.us
“You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be
resorted? Matthew 5:13a ESV
Tuesday, November 4, 2026, was a shocking day. The Midterm Elections were expected to be a blue wave but turned into a blue tsunami. What are the implications for Christians? This was a wake-up call for all true believers.
The Democrat victories occurred across the nation, even in the Bible Belt. In Texas, one Democrat who won a statewide office claimed to be a Christian and said that God is non-binary. There are more Christian churches in Texas than you can shake a stick at. This candidate could not have won without a part of the Christian vote. In Mississippi, the heart of the Bible Belt, the race for the Senate is too close to call, but the Democrat has a slight lead. How can this be?
The issue in this election was affordability, as all polls indicated. The Republicans campaigned on common sense issues, like boys in girls’ sports and the radical socialist leanings of many Democrat candidates. The Democrats pounded the cost of living. The electorate has spoken; they cared more about their pocketbooks than Christian or moral values. Now we can condemn people for how they voted, probably including many Christians. Or the Church can look at itself and see what part we played in the landslide election. It appears that the Church has not done a really good job of being salt and light in our culture. I know there are exceptions where churches are being salt and light, but collectively we cannot deny the facts. George Barna, the Christian researcher, stated that only six percent of people in this country who claim to be Christian have a Biblical worldview.
Where do we go from here? We can say the world is evil and hide in our Christian bunkers and wait for the Second Coming. Or we can admit that we have not prayed and fasted enough, and engaged with our culture enough, and then commit to doing those things with all our strength. The balance of power lies with those who pray; God is still on the throne. But we must give feet to our prayers. Loren Cunningham, co-founder of Youth With A Mission, would often say, “Go is two-thirds of God.” Let’s go and be salt and light.
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Ken Barnes, the author of “The Chicken Farm and Other Sacred Places” YWAM Publishing and Broken Vessels through Kindle Direct Publishing.
Ken’s Website— https://kenbarnes.us/
Ken blogs at https://kenbarnes.us/blog/
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