"Obama Wins!"

Finally, we are to honor the king. That’s kind of hard if your beliefs are different that his. A lot of pastors, at pastor’s and wives retreat, this last week were pretty upset with the election. But we are to respect and honor the position. We don’t have to agree with it. That speaks more of who we are that who they are. God wants us to be gracious and kind. He wants us to be respectful and polite. There were a lot of people I talked to who hated – absolutely hated - the last president. They disrespected him and dishonored this honorable and godly man. They lied about him and blamed him for things that he had no control over. Let’s us not be like that. Let’s honor the king. Barack Obama is our king. He is our president. We need to honor him and support him. We need to pray for Him. He has testified to being a Christian. He has used Jesus’ name as Lord. If that is true, we need to so surround him with prayer that no matter what far left counsel he is getting – he will listen to the Lord and be led of the Holy Spirit. God can use him to bring the right kind of change to our country. Wouldn’t it be something if he appointed godly judges to the Supreme Court? Would it be something if God used him to strike down the killing of America’s babies? Wouldn’t it be something if God used Him to bring America back to God? Is anything too difficult for God? We need to pray for our leaders more than ever before.

There are some people who hate our president just because he is black and would assassinate him if they could. We need to pray for his protection. We need to pray God would get a hold of his heart. We need to pray that God would break his will and shape his spirit.

Don’t allow the enemy to make you bitter and angry and ungodly. Above all – especially in times of difficulty – live a Christlike life. Let love and mercy and kindness overflow in you. Don’t ever let anything DEChristianize you!

In my devotional reading, I just finished the book of Revelation. I’ve read the end of the story. I know how it will all turn out. And we will be persecuted and even killed at some time or another. But in the end – we will win. When the dust has settled and the air is cleared – we will emerge triumphantly with our King. So don’t lose hope. Don’t be discouraged. God is still on the throne. And now – more than ever – we need to be the Christlike witnesses the world needs to see.

“The Battle Belongs to the Lord”