Barak Obama Day

I wrote this for the Bay Shore Camp Blog this morning, and thought I would post it here as well.

Well, that is what it seems like, and while I do share in the thought that it is a great day in our history to watch Obama get sworn in as the first African-American President, I do have a few thoughts.

I was reading some comments about a video that was posted by celebrities pledging their service to the new president and it got me thinking about how far this country is going to separate itself from God. Celebrities and those that follow everything that comes out of California are looking for a leader, someone to show them what their standards should be, only instead of looking to truth, they are looking to a man. And eventually this MAN is going to fall short of their expectations as a god figure. God, the only one we need to give us direction is the one that we seem to be forgetting in all of this.

If we are Americans, then we should stick together, under God, thru thick and thin. Isn't that what our pledge of allegiance says: "One Nation, Under God" Then why are we turning to what those with the most money have to say. Why are we letting the media influence us in a way that says Obama is the salvation our country needed and our Nation finally has hope because we were all smart enough to vote him into office. I have nothing against Obama and I know that God has placed him in office for this time in our lives, but that does not mean I have to start looking to him instead of God.

I hope that as we celebrate this day in America that we can remember where our HOPE comes from: Jesus, the one that came to this world to save us.

We don't need a president to tell us how to live our lives. What about those that have been trying to "Go Green" far before Obama was thought of as our next president. Why is it now that people are so willing to get involved and offer their support. Why not before? Why is it that people can't seem to stand together no matter who is in office? Why is it that we can only care about the environment if our president does? This election was won far before we ever voted. Why? because Celebrities and the media had picked their winner. They wanted someone who would represent them and their agendas.

I pray for Obama, not just because he is our next president, but because so many people have put him on such a high pedestal, because so many people are looking to him to "save" us in these times. I don't know about you, but as a people of God, I think its time that we start waking up to the reality that our country is wanting less and less of God and His Truth. We need to pray for our country and for Obama and for the Lord to continue to keep His Spirit here in America, a country that is becoming set against him.

Psalm 121
"I lift up my eyes to the hills - where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth."

Let us not be swayed by all that we hear and see on TV or from sources other that God's WORD. Let us look to HIM in this time, for He is our help. He is our Truth. He is our ultimate authority.

Beware of those so willing to give themselves to serving a MAN, and not GOD.

Obama is just a man, and like all men he cannot please everyone at all times. So yes, be hopeful that better times can come because Obama is now our leader, but stay grounded in the Word and Truth that God is still God, and we are not. And let us come together to support and pray for those in leadership and to not get caught up in the game of who's better. We have been given Obama as our president, so lets be like Jesus and continue to show love to all of those around us and believe that God can use Obama to help lead our country in these times. All of us can be used by God if we are willing to be His servants. Let us live and die for something Greater than ourselves.