Lead Pastor, The Village Church
I stayed up late Tuesday night to hear President-elect Barack Obama speak to the 225,000 or so people who gathered in Chicago's Grant Park. My mind floated to two different texts as he spoke. The first was 1 Peter 2:13-16, which says,
"Be subject for the Lord's sake to every human institution, whether it be to the emperor as supreme, or to governors as sent by him to punish those who do evil and to praise those who do good. For this is the will of God, that by doing good you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish people. Live as people who are free, not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but living as servants of God. Honor everyone. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the emperor."
The other text was 1 Timothy 2:1-4:
"First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way. This is good, and it is pleasing in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth."
I don't know if the election went the way you wanted it to go but the commands of scripture moving forward are simple. Pray for Barack Obama and our government, and be servants of the living God.
Sorry, this picture is cheesy, but I like it. Is he praying or about to punch you in the face? Not sure, but that's what I want people to be contemplating when they see me, too.
3 comments:
Thanks Jason for the reminder. -sg
Such a good message, Bub. While I did everything that I could to win for the other side, he will be our leader. It will be a tough job and we should all keep him and his family in our prayers. Nearly every President in history has said that he would not wish the job on anyone, and for good reason. It is the hardest job in the world, one that we should all lift up in prayer.
And, I love the picture. Reminds me of you.
jason, good advice and nice picture. call me cause i lost your number again. colaw
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