What now?

Yesterday was a historic, transformational day in the history of our nation. Whether you like it or not, President-elect Barack Obama will step into the role as the next President of the United States of America. Even though I differ quite a bit politically from our new leader, I still have a lot to be excited about.

Dr. Martin Luther King dreamed of a day very similar to yesterday. It was a huge dream and we have not fully arrived yet. But, yesterday was a milestone for our great nation. The race barrier for the highest office in our government was removed and that is significant.

This Sunday, we will pray for our new President. We will bless him. We will pray for protection for him and his family. We will pray for Godly wisdom to guide him. We will pray for unity in our nation. There is plenty of Biblical foundation for all of these prayers.

Our hope is not in our President. Our faith is not in the political system. I trust that God holds the hearts of kings in His hand. Yesterday did not catch God off guard.

I will not speak against our new leader. Instead, I will bless him. He is our President and is due our respect.

To those who would prophesy doom and destruction, I caution you to use wisdom. If you desire to speak prophetically, why not pray that God would speak directly to President Obama? Let’s prophesy radical change to come to our churches and ourselves so that our hearts would be broken for the lost and hurting in our nation. Instead of prophesying destruction, speak words of blessing, peace, wisdom, truth, righteousness and compassion.

I leave you with Phillipians 4:4-9

4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!
5 Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near.
6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
8 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.
9 Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.

God bless President Obama and God bless America.