Messiah Or Demon

I watched history unfold today along with people from across our nation and around the globe. In his invocation, Pastor Rick Warren called this inauguration “a hinge point of history”. The inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th president of the United States is indeed significant.

So much could be said, but let me speak from my heart. I’ve got to get something off my chest. In many conversations since the election, I have heard Mr. Obama exalted to the level of superman or even messiah. On the other hand there have been others who criticized him so disparagingly that he was nearly demonized.

Barack Obama is neither a messiah nor a demon; he is the man the majority of United States voters elected to serve as our next president. It is time we as Christians stop talking as republicans or democrats and started doing what the Bible tells us to do, to pray for our leaders (1 Timothy 2:1-4). One good example of how to pray for the president is the prayer offered by Dr. Albert Mohler (click to view). Let’s stop talking about our new president and start talking to God for our new president.

Thanks for letting me get that off my chest. I feel much better now and hope you do too.