Such A Time As This

So Barack Obama the next President of the United States of America. Let me first say that I fully respect him as the next leader of this country. However, as an person of African decent, Black, African-American, a minority, whatever you call it, it upsets me that people voted for him just because of the color of his skin. Comments are being made connecting his victory with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. King's dream was that people would not be judged by the color of thier skin, but by the content of thier character. So when I do not judge Obama on the color of his skin, I look at his character. I look at a man who condones and wants to make the killing of millions of unborn children legal. Dr. King's dream was not that we would elect a person of color as president just becasue of thier race, or not elect a president for the same reason. Do I want a person of color in the White House? I do thats awesome. But more important to me was the future of this nation. Will we become a nation that cuts off the next generation through abortion and same-sex marriage? I was saddened that the whole tone of this campaign was about Barack Obama's decent. The media portrayed McCain and Palin as racists and Barack Obama as the great hope for "black america". He professes the Christian faith, so I will continue to pray for him, that God would get ahold of his whole heart. I acknowledge his authority as the next President of the US because God has instructed me to do so. But Barack Obama is not MLK, he is not hope for this nation. Hope is a person named Jesus Christ. It is him I put my trust in and in Him I know that everything works for His means and His glory, not man's will. No matter what the outcome of this election, it has done one thing, shook me out of my sleep. I believe that God has created me for such a time as this. To proclaim the truth and stop out every lie of the enemy. To proclaim the truth to the young men of this nation and let them know God's love. To proclaim the freedom to the captives, the opressed, the ones in bondage, the disadvantaged. To procalim true hope, true change, Jesus. God has awkended a passion in me I thought I had lost. And no matter what happens, I know the end of this story, God is victorious.

"1Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. 2Consequently, he who rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves. 3For rulers hold no terror for those who do right, but for those who do wrong. Do you want to be free from fear of the one in authority? Then do what is right and he will commend you. 4For he is God's servant to do you good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword for nothing. He is God's servant, an agent of wrath to bring punishment on the wrongdoer. 5Therefore, it is necessary to submit to the authorities, not only because of possible punishment but also because of conscience. 6This is also why you pay taxes, for the authorities are God's servants, who give their full time to governing. 7Give everyone what you owe him: If you owe taxes, pay taxes; if revenue, then revenue; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor." Romans 13:1-7