Tonight, we elected a new president of the United States, Barack Obama.
We elected our 44th president, a black man, an historical step.
A step that I pray will help us heal racially.
I am proud of the way we do our elections.
I am proud to participate.
I have not been in agreement with much of what President-elect Obama has stood for, but I will pray for and honor him as the President of our nation.
Tonight, I am proud to be an American.
Your partner in the gospel,
Pastor Paul
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Romans 13 speaks to my feelings. God chooses rulers of this earth. I will respect and pray for President Elect Obama and our country.
ReplyDeleteI am proud to be an American but not proud of our country and the direction we are moving. Bob Beckel (a democratic spokesperson) said that we really do not know what we will get as we really do not know who he is.
I am not proud of how the media has treated Bush and how they have treated Obama. How they can let Obama go with no real question and destroy Palin or Joe the Plumber.
I am not proud how our country cares more about their 401K then they do the unborn lift.
I am not proud of how in this great country with all of our technologies, that elections are so open for fraud and how a popular, virtual unknown can buy an election.
So yes I am proud to be an American but not proud because of this election.
Mark
I will clarify when I say I am proud of the way we do our elections: I specifically mean how the night of the elections went. I thought both parties, last night, took the high road and honored appropriately one another.
ReplyDeleteI do agree with The Barndweller that our values are messed up and need repair...for that I am skeptical (not fatalistic) -- no matter who enters office....I think the issues run much deeper than our political process will remedy.
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I am in disbelief over the $650 million dollars Obama raised without full disclosure and the countless examples of voter fraud, but yes, the originally intended process of voting in our democracy is something of which to be proud. And regarding the distace we've covered in the Civil Rights Movement, I am proud and hopeful indeed! As Scripture mandates, I will pray for Prsident-elect Obabma and the very gracious, Senator John McCain.
ReplyDeleteBut you're right...our political process can not repair that which is broken and wrong in our nation and world. It is a battle that begins in the minds and hearts of the people. Politicians can't fix that...and sadly, the message that the world needs to hear, can not be adequately delivered by confused Christians either! Our VOTE is our VOICE. So...what are we saying? Someone is going to have to help me understand how one can be pro-choice and a Christian at the same time. I don't get it!!! What a clever enemy we have! We share the blame by not addressing this issue in our Christian circles, as we're allowing for the acceptance of faulty rationalizations and self-centered definitions to flourish. Christ defines who His followers are. We just need to get in step.
God is not "iffy" in His approach to the unborn nor does He leave any room for the "interpretation" excuses that we continually hide behind. Really...skeptical but not fatalistic?! Our society is TERMINAL!!! God knows that and sent His Son! Who are we trying to kid?! We are a people watching our youth killing themselves. Some through suicide, others more slowly by means of eating disorders, addictions, illicit sex, etc. And through it all we try to remind them that they are special, loved by God and created in His image...then we kill 50 million unwanted babies and we wonder why our own kids don't believe our message of love. Life either has prescribed value or it does not. Kids are smart...we're going to have try to be a bit more convincing. A pro-choice Christian?...let's ask God what He thinks.
I'm experiencing a little righteous anger today and extreme weariness over having to discuss over and over again, something that is a "no-brainer" for anyone who supposedly lives to line-up their thoughts with the thoughts of God. Out of our thoughts come our actions.
Jill,
ReplyDeleteThank you for your comments, they ring of my sentiments exactly.
Mark
What great mercy God showed in not leaving Nebuchadnezzar in his pride and arrogance but drove him seven years into the wilderness to live like an animal until he would acknowledge that "the Most High is ruler over the realm of mankind, and bestows it on whomever He wishes (Daniel 4:32)."
ReplyDeleteN. recounts his conversion:
"I praised the Most High; I honored and glorified him who lives forever.
His dominion is an eternal dominion; his kingdom endures from generation to generation.
All the peoples of the earth are regarded as nothing.
He does as he pleases with the powers of heaven and the peoples of the earth.
No one can hold back his hand or say to him: ‘What have you done?’ (Daniel 4:34-35)."
The psalmist seems to agree:
“For not from the east, nor from the west, nor from the desert comes exaltation;
But God is the Judge; He puts down one, and exalts another (Psalm 75:6-7).”
So whether God stands over America now with a sword or with a shield, we must chorus Nebuchadnezzar as he declared, “Everything [the King of heaven] does is right and all his ways are just. (Daniel 4:37).”
We, his called, are urged to pray, pray, pray for all that are in authority (President, congress, state and local officials, etc), for ourselves and for our children and their children’s sakes—that we and they might "lead quiet and peaceable lives in all godliness and honesty (1Tim. 2:1-2)."
After all, if a man like Nebuchadnezzar could be brought under the Lordship of the King of heaven we can take hope from Jesus promise when asked by his disciples, “Who then can be saved? (Ironically, this question concerned a rich, young ruler…hmmm.) Jesus triumphal answer? "What is impossible with men is possible with God (Luke 18:18-27).”
I'm generally pretty quirky about NOT passing on forwards, but this is a good reminder that came from my dear aunt.
ReplyDeleteThe Day After The Election
1. The day after the election, regardless of who wins, Jesus will still be King.
2. The day after the election, regardless of who wins, our responsibilities as Christians will not have changed one iota.
3. The day after the election, regardless of who wins, the greatest agent for social change in America will still be winning the hearts and minds of men and women through the gospel, not legislation.
4. The day after the election, regardless of who wins, my primary citizenship will still be in this order - (1) the Kingdom of God, (2) America, not vice-versa.
5. The day after the election, regardless of who wins, the tomb will still be empty.
6. The day after the election, regardless of who wins, the cross, not the government, will still be our salvation.
7. The day after the election, regardless of who wins, my neighbor will still be my neighbor, and loving him/her will still be the second greatest commandment. (Do you know the first?)
8. The day after the election, regardless of who wins, the only way to see abortion ultimately overturned will still be winning men and women to a high view of life through the gospel of Christ.
9. The day after the election, regardless of who wins, the only way to see gay marriage ultimately defeated will still be winning men and women to a biblical view of marriage through the gospel of Jesus Christ.
10. The day after the election, regardless of who wins, my retirement will still not match my treasure in Heaven.
11. The day after the election, regardless of who wins, "Jesus Is Lord" will still be the greatest truth in the Universe.
12. day after the election, regardless of who wins, we will still know that God is in control.
Kim, amen and thank you for sharing that forward. God bless your aunt for sending it to you. Did she pen that herself? It has helped me tremendously make sense of what is. Thank you so much.
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ReplyDeleteI would ask that people do not post in this style -- you are welcome to comment and enter discussion but a name is requested.
thanks
Pastor Paul