God Picks Obama?

First: It's not that God didn't see Obama coming.

Second: Obama won't be elected in spite of God's plan. If Obama is elected, President Obama IS God's plan.

Now I'm still going to vote, but many think that Barack has it all sewn up... And maybe he does. So what should a Christian expect from this choice? Since all things work together for good for those who love the Lord... Will it be exciting?

1) I'm confident that we will see an upswing in the influence of the ACLU and other anti-Church (Anti-Jesus) organizations, and there will be increased anti-Church legislative actions by the Federal government. No question.

2) The government takes our money now, but in the future other things such as personal property may - eventually - become "up for grabs."

3) The Church's tax-exempt status will soon be a thing of the past unless we agree to compromise on the Bible's teachings - Which we won't. The Churches that would compromise have already done so.

4) All Americans will become poorer. Comforts that we took for granted for so long will gradually become a struggle, and eventually only a memory, especially the temperature in our homes. More lawlessness will ensue, reflecting the trend we see now in the federal government and the courts. As a country that steals from Peter to pay Paul, there will be an increasing undercurrent of fear and insecurity as the number of Paul's increase and the Peters increasingly throw up their hand and say, "Why bother?"

5) The people in charge will be the ones who loathe America's past, and care nothing for its traditions and values. Our country will continue to take on a culturally alien appearance, but at an accelerated rate.

But take heart. The seed bed for the faith has never been fat, rich, distracted, and lazy. And those four attributes are probably not in our future.

I believe there will be a revival in America's Churches directly proportional to the suffering and persecution that comes our way... That's the Church's history. I believe we will cling to each other as never before and our Church buildings will become a second home to us. I believe we will feel more blessed than we do today, as our troubles move our attention away from this sad world, that has never fulfilled us, and fixes our eyes upon the Giver of all good things.

How exciting!

Now I could be wrong about all this, of course. For one thing, some think the war with radical Islam and the crisis in the economy absolutely scream rapture. (That would be nice!) Some think we will stumble along this way for another century.

But my advice is this: Get your house in order... Now... And enjoy the ride.

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