What a day filled with pomp and circumstance we had as a nation today. No matter whom you voted for in the election you have to admit today was quite the day. Personally I think all the hoopla was a little much. I mean we are a country that is in financial turmoil and yet it was ok to spend the countless amount of dollars that were spent over the last several days. Please know that I fully understand that this is the way the new incoming president is ushered in and that many would have felt it was an insult to Obama had we not had all the ceremony today. I simply don’t see the justification and spending that kind of money when tomorrow they will be back at it trying to figure out a financial way to turn this countries finances around.
I found many of the commentaries and statements that I heard today and many of the things that I saw today very interesting.
On the TODAY show Matt Lauer was speaking with Collin Powell and Matt Lauer made the statement that “aren’t we putting a lot of faith in one man” to which Collin Powell said yes. I found this interesting because it is true. So many people are putting so much faith and trust in Barack Obama that it is scary; a lot of these people are Christians. We are not supposed to put our faith in any one except Jesus Christ and when we don’t good things do not happen. What I saw today were thousands of people standing for hours upon hours in the freezing cold to catch just a quick glimpse of our new President. What I saw today were people who were acting as worshipers to a man who puts his pants on the same way we all do. In many ways I think people are, without knowing it, setting the man up to fail. Why? Simple because if he is unable to accomplish the things that people seem to think he can accomplish he will, in their eyes perhaps become a failure or be called a liar.
So many times today we heard about “history” being made. Indeed today is day for the history books for several reasons. We did indeed watch the first man with an African American heritage be sworn in as commander and chief. There were more people present today for the Inauguration then ever before. One lady I saw interviewed was in Washington when Martin Luther King made his speech and she was there today as well and said today the dream came true and that she wished MLK had been here to see it. She is right today his dream did come true and we all witnessed it.
Tonight on the NBC Nightly news they showed the reactions from around the world today and they are all riding high on the hopes that Obama will fix things and make things “right”.
Sadly for as many people who are excited about this newness in our government and country there are just as many who are not excited and who are not happy with the fact that Barack Obama has been elected.
So where am I going with all of this? The truth of the matter is that God allowed this man to be elected as President of the United States of America. The truth is that we are called to pray for this man and for those who are in our government. The truth is that Barack Obama is not a god or a king and is no different from any other man in this world. He is not perfect; he is a husband, a son, a brother and father. He will make good choices and he will make bad choices. He will have good days and he will have bad days. He is like each one of us. The truth is we should esteem no man higher than God and we must remain steadfast in the fact that our God is in control and that the things that happen will only happen because our God allows them.
So as we go forward in the days ahead I pray that we will all remember who we are and who we serve. I hope that we will all take time to pray for our leaders and for our country. And I pray that we will all remember that what we do for the kingdom is of the most importance.
I have a calendar on my desk that has verses, thoughts and quotes on it and today’s is a reminder of what we must remember no matter what:
Forgive me, Father, for the times when I am anxious. You have promised to care of all my needs.
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Barak Obama is an EVIL man. If it were ONLY the fact that he embraces the most radical belief in abortion on demand, even infanticide of babies who survive an abortion, that would be enough. But there is so much more than that, it just makes my head reels. The apostate Christians in this nation have brought this evil on our heads for abandoning the Word and the Lord in favor of materialism, selfishness and worldliness. OH YES I agree that God has raised Him up, just like Pharoah to punish the apostasy and to refine His own people so that they will return to Him. My hope and prayer is that Obama will not completely destroy the nation and allow its destruction from its enemies within and without. For the children's sake.
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