OBAMANATION OR OBOMINATION?

"I urge you, first of all, to pray for all people. As you make your requests, plead for God’s mercy upon them, and give thanks. Pray this way for kings and all others who are in authority, so that we can live in peace and quietness, in godliness and dignity. This is good and pleases God our Savior, For he wants everyone to be saved and to understand the truth." 1 Tim 2:1-4

President Barack Obama, a man with little experience, who speaks with a voice that soothes the fears and stirs up the hopes of many people. Some say he is a savior of the nation while others proclaim the he could be the anti-christ. I believe that he is a man who is trying to do the best he knows how, with the circle of influence (advisors) and the problems that currently surround him.

It doesn't matter what political camp you park your vote in. The fact remains that for the next 3.5 years he is the President of this great Nation and He needs our prayers. Surrounded by liberals Harry Reid (Senate Majority Leader) and Nancy Pelosi (Speaker of the House of Representatives) they are quickly changing the landscape of America. Some believe that its for our betterment, while others say we are headed for doom and destruction. This is a political party that believes that the murder of unborn babies is alright; that God should be separated from our governmental affairs; that prayer should not be allowed in our courthouses or schools; in higher taxation, and that they (Government) know how to run our lives better and more efficiently than we do.

We must pray for those in authority (Whether we agree or not) over us if we wish to reap the benefits of good government. This is part of God's plan for our nation! "What do we pray?" someone asks. May I suggest Jeremiah 24:7 "...I will give them a heart to know Me, that I am the Lord; and they shall be My people, and I will be their God, for they shall return to Me with their whole heart." Pray that the Lord will give them a heart to know Him personally. Pray that He will turn their hearts towards Himself, and that He will be their God and they will be His people! Pray that God will turn their hearts like a river, to do His Will!

Don't ever forget that God is still in control and that He holds the hearts of these men and women (As well as our own) and He can turn those hearts wherever HE WILLS! When a man's heart is turned, his thinking and his life actions will soon follow. Proverbs 21:1 confirms this fact. "The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord, Like the rivers of water; He turns it wherever He wishes."

I have to admit that in the past when someone of a different political philosophy was in the White House, I neglected to perform my civic and Christian duties. I didn't even consider to pray for those whom I differed with! I spoke against them. I have been enlightened by the Word of God and have confessed my sin and repented. I came upon a Scriptural Principal that squarely places the blame for the troubles of The United States of America on the Church...NOT ANY POLITICAL PARTY OR PERSON!

"Then if my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sins and heal their land." 2 Chronicles 7:14


If My People (The Church)...

Humbles themselves...realize our desperate need for God's involvement...that we lack the power...that we have fallen short of our responsibilities...fallen asleep at the wheel...that we have played Church and have not been the Church.

Pray...for revival in the highest places of influence in the land...for President Obama.

Seek the Face of God...not His Hand...Get into His Presence just to be with Him, to love on Him, to spend time with Him for Who He is, not for what He can do for us!

Turn from our wicked ways...Get holy! Pay the price to Abide in His presence. Say No to sin!

GOD WILL HEAR...FORGIVE AND HEAL OUR LAND!

Don't go to bed tonight before you pray for our President and the leadership of this great Nation! Whether you agree with them or not you are commanded to pray for them! I want to see President Obama gloriously proclaim the Name of Jesus Christ all over the world, because he has encountered Him personally! I want to see Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid and all the other leaders get revived by the Power of the Holy Spirit. He is our only chance regardless of who is in power!