The Lincoln Memorial

Today, I saw a photo of Barack Obama standing in front of the statue of Abraham Lincoln at the Lincoln memorial. It was moving to see the President who wrote the Emancipation Proclamation, which led to the freeing of Black slaves in this country, watching over (as it seemed) the man who would become the United States first Black president. Only two months ago I had taken a similar picture of my sons in front of this same statue of Abraham Lincoln . They have studied him in school and I used it as a teaching moment to help them understand the importance for them to know their history and to appreciate the privileges they now enjoy.

To my boys, having a black president is not that big of a deal. "Of course we can have a black president", is their attitude. They are not old enough to fully understand the struggles our people have shared, though we do our best to educate them about it. The racial slurs they've already had to endure at such a young age have, in most cases, rolled off their backs. They have heard so much truth about God's perspective of them, that when racism threatens to poison their system, there is no room for it to stick. They've been told that they can become whatever they desire to be. With God ruling their lives there are no boundaries strong enough to keep them from becoming what He calls them to be.

I've heard people debate about whether or not God placed Barack Obama into this position of leadership. "If God has called him to this postion, did he not call George W. Bush into his?" It seems rather simple to me. God is sovereign and he does what he wants to do. Just as he can exalt a man, he can also bring him down. What I believe we are missing in this debate is the fact that there is a season for everything. While George W. Bush was president, it was his time. When Barack Obama becomes president at noon tomorrow, it will be his time. And whether we agree or not with his stance on issues, it is important that we pray for him as he leads our country. "The prayer of a righteous man availeth much". It is not only what our new president will do with this country that will or won't bring the results we so desire, but also what we as citizen can do in our service to others and on our knees in prayer.

I won't get in to who I voted for and whether or not I'm a fan of our new president, but I will say that I am honored to be alive to see this historical event, which I truly thought would never happen. Blessings to you all.