The Day After

Today, I am adding a post from another friend. This is from a member of our church who allowed me to share these thoughts that he sent in an email to a friend. Obviously, many questions are being asked the day after the election. I hope you find these words helpful!

"As a citizen and former political junkie, I am experiencing conflicting emotions. On one hand, considering our history of Black oppression the fact that a majority of Americans pulled the lever for a Black man is truly illustrative of our progress and tolerance. I think the Black community has every right to be proud and happy about this development as should all of us as fellow citizens. On the other hand, because I know 98% of what he believes and will pursue, along with Pelosi, Reid and big majorities in both bodies, is so repugnant to the constitution - the only thing that protects the citizenry from the ruling class - his first four years could be a disaster, so I regret his election on that basis. But as a Christian I temper that regret with the assurance that My Holy, Sovereign God is in total control and so I don't fear his election. I will do what we are commanded to do, by our Lord and His Word and that is to pray for Barak to fulfill all of God's purpose in His elevating him to power. Also to pray that Barak will come to see Christ for who he really is as opposed to what Jeremiah Wright (his pastor) taught him He is. I will pray for his salvation and that he will seek God's good counsel when he sits down to face what all presidents are faced with and that is the burden of leadership in a dangerous world. It's one thing to make promises on the stump but it is an entirely different thing to face the challenges of leading the lone superpower in the world once he takes his seat behind the desk in the Oval Office. He will need wisdom and temperance because now he is in the real world of governance not the fantasy world of campaigning, and for this the church must pray. He faces a war, economic crisis and political division - he will need wisdom to tread carefully and consider his choices carefully to resolve theses challenges. But the glory of America is that every four years we transfer power peacefully and without bloodshed and if we all as citizens remember the promise of America, the thing that brought our ancestors to this country, and if we work together we can make this country better and we will see another peaceful transfer in 4, 8, 12, 16 years etc... So my admonition to all my fellow believers is this:

HAVE NO FEAR FOR OUR CHRIST IS WITH US, PRAY AND SERVE HIM!
FOR HE WILL SEE TO HIS CHURCH AND THE PROSPERITY OF HIS GOSPEL,
NO MATTER WHO IS IN OFFICE !!!!!!

that is our hope and salvation!
no man or government can offer these to us."