History Being Made!

This is a historic day. Barak Obama, our first black president will be sworn in later today. I must say that living thru the late sixties as a pre-teen; remembering the civil rights struggles and assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., I am not sure I ever thought this day could happen. Perhaps it gives notice to just how great a nation the United States of America really is. There is also an excitement in the air that is, I believe, unequaled. I recall an excitement, though to a lesser degree, when Ronald Regan was elected as we struggled with our hostages in Iran. I have been told it was there when JFK was sworn in and the cold war was at a fevered pitch, but I cannot recall this level of optimism connected with a change of leadership. I must say, I have concerns with President Obama. It has nothing to do with his race or religion but with his political philosophy. This president may affect our future for generations to come by appointing Supreme Court Judges and ruling on such hot button issues as homosexual marriage and abortion not to mention the war in Iraq. Add to this the alleged mess our governor Rod Blagojevich is in and it becomes apparent that we need to be praying for our leaders…but in case you’ve missed the obvious connection, Paul instructs us in Romans 13 and I Timothy 2 to pray for them. I want to encourage you to commit to pray regularly and deliberately for elected officials at every level of government. Many of our leaders espouse viewpoints and agendas that are in direct opposition to God’s word. Yet we know that "the Lord controls rulers just as he determines the course of rivers” (Proverbs 21:1).