BARACK OBAMA!!!

Praise the Lord for our new president! Yes, praise the Lord. I didn’t vote for him only because I can’t support the Democrat’s stance on the killing of unborn children or legalizing gay marriage.  Otherwise, I do celebrate this historic moment. I look forward to the walls of racism continuing to fall in our nation. He is God’s man for this time and God will use him to fulfill His purposes.  Although, I didn’t support him with my vote, I will support him with my respect and prayers.

This, my friends, is our Biblical obligation. God expects us to submit, honor and pray for those in authority over us. It has nothing to do with whether we voted for them or agree with them. Consider Romans 13: 1-2. “Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God. Therefore whoever resists the authority resists the ordinance of God, and those who resists will bring judgment on themselves.”

1 Timothy 2: 1-2 says, “Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men, for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence.”

The burden and responsibility of our president is great. He will be faced with decisions that affect the moral fiber of our country, our safety and economic well being. We must pledge our prayers and support. He will need it. His family will need it and our great country will need it. Let’s join together and pray, God Bless Barack Obama and God Bless America.

Who Are You Voting For And Why?

Or do you even know? You may know who’s going to get your vote but do you know why? What party are you? Why? Do you know what the parties stand for? Please pull yourself away from all of the superficial campaigning and media coverage and figure it out. Isn’t it time we become mature enough to think for ourselves? Regardless of your party affiliation please go to their websites and read their agendas. Don’t you want to know what each party stands for? Or do you just want to blindly cast your vote in ignorance? Or maybe you’ll vote from what everyone else tells you. Or better yet, you’ll vote for your favorite personality. Did you know that research confirms that a candidate’s personality will get them voted in more than anything else? Isn’t it more important than that?

Our vote could change the course of our nation. The future of our families and faith is at stake. This being the case please do some research before voting. I realize that both parties give you ample to read on their websites, but at least scan over the most important issues to you. Please care enough to do that. The politicians realize that you probably won’t and that’s why they put so much money into television. We are satisfied believing what we see on television. Tragically enough, what we see on television isn’t reality including politics. So my challenge to you is to know what you believe and why? Do this by finding out for yourself and then making informed decisions.

I have decided to do this myself. After all it is a good practice, to practice what I preach. I am not going to be political or diplomatic with you because, when we are it just means were dodging the issues. I am not sold out on either of our presidential candidates but then again I’m not supposed to be. My faith is in God. I also don’t agree with either party’s position on all the issues. I think both parties can do harm as well as good, so for that I pray for the best. However, as a Christian there are a few things that matter to me above the rest.

These issues are far more important to me than money, the war or national security. Therefore, the party that supports my position on these issues gets my vote. These issues aren’t just important to me they are important to God. How do you think He feels about the killing of unborn innocent children? The Bible says “that He hates hands that shed innocent blood.” Do you think God’s cool with same-sex couples? God loves all of us but homosexuality is an abomination of unnatural proportions. He loves us but He doesn’t love our sin and He definitely isn’t ok with us making it legal. Who are we to declare something as right that God has said is wrong?

Then there is the issue of religious freedom. God sent His Son to die for us to be free to worship Him. I absolutely will not vote for anyone (party or person) whose platform is to take that away. I don’t tell others who they can or can’t worship so don’t tell me. I will worship God and cast my vote for the person that is in support of the freedom and the values most closely associated to that. I am voting as a God worshiping, Bible believing Christian. Do the research and you will know who will get my vote. More importantly, do the research before you cast your vote.