Sep 22 2009
Let’s Pray for Obama – For Our Own Sakes
Former Sec. of State Madeleine Albright said this in an email I got this week.
Every new president inherits headaches, but President Obama has inherited an entire emergency room.
Our struggle to reclaim our standing in the world has been challenging, but we are making progress. Together, we will need to continue to speak up, fight back, and give President Obama the support he needs to succeed.
The President told David Letterman last night that we were losing 700,000 jobs a month when he became President. And that’s just in one bay of a pretty large emergency room.
And Connie kept saying, while Obama was on Letterman, that he just always seems so calm, so reasonable, and not at all “full of himself.”
Sort of like a grown-up should be!
Or a Christian.
Albright wants us to “give Obama the support he needs to succeed.” You (and I) may not want him to “succeed” on every single item on his agenda. But there is good guidance in the Bible as to how we should approach this.
I urge, then, 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 good, and pleases God our Savior, who wants all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth.
1 Timothy 2:1-3
I’ve heard Christians say they will pray ABOUT Obama, or even AGAINST him, but not for him. Paul wanted prayer FOR rulers and authorities – in the pagan and violent Roman Empire.
Paul’s goal was not that they agree with all his theology or all his moral priorities, but that by their success in governance “we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness” – which is connected, in Paul’s mind, with people being saved and enlightened.
Pretty clear. We should pray for Obama’s success.
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We are to pray for our leaders no matter who they are.
And that prayer be made for all men everywhere.
I did not vote for Obama but he needs God like we all do.
Perhaps a better substitute: “by their WISDOM in governance.”