Pray for Obama?
1 Timothy 2:1-2.
I urge, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone - for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness.
This is a message to all of you that are not quite happy with our President. Brought to you by God!
Its interesting that this message was written by St Paul during a time that was ruled by a very oppressive ruler in Rome. Nero made Hitler look like a pansy!
Yet Paul urged the people to pray for him? How many of us pray for President Obama? Is that such a tough pill to swallow? What's the alternative? To harbor anger because you don't agree with his policies?
What about a boss you don't care for? You have three choices, retaliate, leave or pray.
To pray, as this verse does yields a promise at the end of this verse. Note that is says "so that we may live peaceful and quiet lives..."
I like that, I want to have peace and quiet. Every time I try to fight authority I'm on the wrong end of the stick. I don't believe this is telling us to give up submit to be abused by authority. It is a call to prayer, that in earnest we ask God to guide those people over us.
But those who founded our country, in faith and in prayer were called by God to resist those in authority and create this great nation. The created this nation, under God, with liberty and justice for all.
So let's pray for Obama to be willing and open to God's word as he faces challenges. In the same token, let's pray for God to give of the wisdom needed to sift through politics and identify the works of the enemy which are hell bent on destroying liberty in this great nation.
I urge, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone - for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness.
This is a message to all of you that are not quite happy with our President. Brought to you by God!
Its interesting that this message was written by St Paul during a time that was ruled by a very oppressive ruler in Rome. Nero made Hitler look like a pansy!
Yet Paul urged the people to pray for him? How many of us pray for President Obama? Is that such a tough pill to swallow? What's the alternative? To harbor anger because you don't agree with his policies?
What about a boss you don't care for? You have three choices, retaliate, leave or pray.
To pray, as this verse does yields a promise at the end of this verse. Note that is says "so that we may live peaceful and quiet lives..."
I like that, I want to have peace and quiet. Every time I try to fight authority I'm on the wrong end of the stick. I don't believe this is telling us to give up submit to be abused by authority. It is a call to prayer, that in earnest we ask God to guide those people over us.
But those who founded our country, in faith and in prayer were called by God to resist those in authority and create this great nation. The created this nation, under God, with liberty and justice for all.
So let's pray for Obama to be willing and open to God's word as he faces challenges. In the same token, let's pray for God to give of the wisdom needed to sift through politics and identify the works of the enemy which are hell bent on destroying liberty in this great nation.
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