Jack Hibbs, senior pastor of Calvary Chapel at Chino Hills, California, reminded the "Washington Watch" program Wednesday that God is enthroned in heaven above looking down upon the affairs of the earth.
"The only way to go as believers is to understand that what has happened is something that God knew about from time and eternity. It's for us to view it through the Scripture. Meaning, ‘Lord, with what's just happened, what do you want me to do?’" Hibbs says.
Christians, he says, should refrain from interpreting the election results as God not speaking. Instead, they should look through a Scriptural lens and ask what's the next step, what needs to be seen and how do we prevent evil from triumphing?”
Next steps for Christians should be humility and submission, Hibbs says.
"Let's look at it as this: 'Lord, you just spoke. What is it that you're saying? And how do I respond?' It comes down to you and I being like Isaiah — Lord, here I am. Send me. Just please speak to me — because I believe he's speaking.”
Hibbs says it’s his prayer that this election issue will result in more churches, pastors and Christians that are more biblically based, but not just for the sake of politics.
Exit polling revealed that Christians made up a smaller share of the electorate than they did two years ago, and that smaller share was divided. Evangelicals held stead in support of Republicans while other Christian demographics shifted left, The Christian Post reported.
Protestants and other Christians made up 38% of the electorate in 2026, compared to 43% in 2024.
In another exit survey, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) contacted 522 registered Muslim voters nationwide. They found that 93% of respondents voted and 80% voted Democrat.
Critics note how some Christians wave a white flag in response to unfavorable election results, saying "this is why we shouldn't be in politics." However, the counter point is that God never said that Christians would win all temporal battles.
Hibbs couldn't agree more as he talks about ministry in a far-left environment like California.
"We've been standing for almost 40 years against everything California can throw at us, and we've lost, I think, about everything. And the two things we did win, the California State Supreme Court wound up taking it away from us," Hibbs says.
Despite the struggle, he tells Christians that they've got to keep a heavenly perspective.
"We keep going because, listen, I would rather lose doing the right thing and be able to win on the day of judgment," Hibbs states.
He says the church has faced multiple tests over the past few years — COVID 19, Black Lives Matter, Israel and now this election. He believes this result will lead to the church growing as new people seek it in a time of uncertainty as they search for light and truth.
And in response, the church will be ready to receive those who are searching, he says.
"Everyone who claims to know Jesus should get excited about these days. Our citizenship is in heaven, and God's not a Democrat, independent or Republican. We are a monarchist. We believe in a ruling reigning king," Hibbs states. "In the meantime, we are going to shine the light and be salty."
