US Government supports Christ!?

I know many of you are thinking, "No, it can't be true!" but it is.  I just picked up a book of stamps today with Mary and Joseph riding a camel with the star behind them.  The series is called "Holy Family", and has the word "Christmas" right on the front.  The slap in the face to all that is politically (in)correct and offensive to Christians brought a smile to my face.  I felt I needed to share the joy over something so simple, because the anti-PC campaign has already started.  We should fight to make sure our right to say, "Merry Christmas" when ever we want to, to whomever we want to, is just as accepted as saying, "Happy 4th of July."

Let's be honest, most Christians won't even notice what the government did.  They will be too busy looking for all the offensive omissions we are surrounded by on a daily basis during the holidays.  I'm sure there will be no chain letters demanding we overwhelm our elected officials and the postmaster with calls, faxes, and emails supporting the decision to blatantly support our beloved Christ's birth.  We should praise them.  Not for taking a bold stand, but for recognizing that this is a special time for Christians, and acknowledging we have just as much right as anyone to celebrate our special days.

I encourage all of you chain mail writers to do something positive this time.  Thank our officials for reminding our country what Christmas is all about.  Then you can send this to all your friends and relatives who hate Christmas and let them know Jesus came for them, and even the post office wants them to know it.

I want to share some of my OPINIONS on the election.  I know some will be unhappy with what I say, but some of it needs to be said.  Take it as how I see it.  I voted for Mitt Romney, but he lost.  I know that is fine, because God is still in control.  It will have to get a lot worse before America is ready to fall on its knees before God and repent from all the evil.  We obviously don't have it bad enough yet.  Having said that, don't be offended as your read on...

It's been a while since I've posted, but I feel this is a good time to share some of my thinking.  First off, let me share a quote from the Baptist Press...

Fred Luter, the Southern Baptist Convention's first African American president, said the Bible encourages Christians to pray for those in authority regardless of their political affiliation.

"As citizens of the United States, it's now time for us to put away our yard signs and buttons and [pray for] our president," Luter told Baptist Press. "Our nation is in trouble, and we need Believers to pray God's will be done in America. We need to understand it's only going to happen because the people of God start praying for revival in America."

Luter, senior pastor of Franklin Avenue Baptist Church in New Orleans, said God made a promise to His people, not to the government, then quoted 2 Chronicles 7:14. 

"'If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.' So, even though we've just elected a president, it's not dependent on the president, but on the people of God doing our part," Luter said.



I am not afraid to admit that this was the worst election I have ever seen.  It is not easy to choose between a Christian (very liberal, but he is) with morals I and the Bible strongly oppose, and cult leader.  The possibility of 2 Supreme Court judges being replaced over the next 4 years ultimately influenced my decision more than anything else on the moral end.  I would like to encourage Christians to step back from the ledge though.

I am not a prophet, but I don't see Obama's victory as bringing the US under the rule of the Muslim Brotherhood during his term.  In fact, with the GOP maintaining control of the house, it will be a stalemate in Washington for at least a couple more years while both sides argue and fight and the majority of America stays in a recession looking for answers.  Pray that God will change our president's heart more in the area of abortion than anything else, secondly his relationship with God's chosen people and the nation of Israel.

What if Romney won?  My personal opinion is that some real moves in the area of moral issues such as abortion would have happened.  I would like to say Roe vs Wade would be overturned, but it will take an act of God, not of government, to turn this country to Him.

Let's face it, America no longer has a majority of people who have conservative Christian values.  That is not governments fault, it is ours.  It is not on government to share Christ's love, then His teachings, it is on the church.  Our country voted for the values and opinions it cherishes.  I know that THESE moral issues weren't the main voting issues for many, but maybe they should have been for followers of Christ.  God gave us Obama again, what we asked for.  You may be wondering, how is this supposed to encourage believers?

I was saddened by the way some used religion as their basis for supporting Romney.  They didn't like the way Obama lived out his (liberal) Christianity.  I didn't either.  They decided to support the one they made plain in prior elections and nominations to call an anti-christ, not the anti-christ (quoting 1 John 2:22) for religious reasons.  Forgive me if I was bothered by such a thought.

Mitt Romney as president would have made a anti God, anti Jesus, anti Christian, anti Jew (unless you are talking about native americans!) cult gain ground as being normal.  Christians would have been lumped in with a religion that teaches God had sex with Mrs. God and made lots of kids, Jesus, Satan, you, me, and Mitt being some of them.  Mitt was a missionary and teacher in his church, bringing people to Christ, but sending them away from Him!  I find a golden lining to the results of the election.  Romney as president would have been damning to the cause of Christ.  I honestly believe more souls would end up in Hell if a Mormon became president.

These are my thoughts, I realize they are not popular.  I am still upset that either candidate won, but we had no choice.  I sorta wish I would have voted for Big Bird.  I didn't, I voted selfishly for the person I thought could help our country financially, help the Christians have a better life, see our moral values be brought back to where our founding fathers placed them, even thinking it might send people to Hell.  Would he have been a better president?  I know he would have been.  Would he have done horrible things to the cause of Christ?  I know he would have.  More people will be in Heaven because Obama won this year.  There is a silver lining.