President-elect Obama

I want to take a moment and discuss the recent election. I first want to say, Yes I did vote for Obama. Why? Because, I believe it is time this country put the low and true middle class back in to the lime light. For too long it has been about BIG Business. If you don't think so, look at the recent melt down of our banking establishment. Greed has taken this country by storm, not only in our business dealings but in out churches as well. We have forgotten what made America great. We have forgotten what made America the City on the Hillside. It was the dream that if one worked hard enough he can achieve great things. Some 40 years ago Martin Luther King Jr. had a dream and last night that dream came a little more into being. It is not the end of the world. Can things get worse? YES! I beleive that regardless who was elected, that the United States has some years to recover and that it will get worse before it gets better.
Obama does not represent the Anti-christ as some of my brothers and sisters have proclaimed. Even if he was, then rejoice for the day of the Lords return draughs nigh! To many time Christians stand in Gods way. Why? We have become a church of vipers. We are greedy for what God can do for us, not what we can do for GOD! We give only to get. We tithe only to get. We have been taught that if we give our money to God then, he will take it and give us more. This may be true, but it is not for us to buy SUV's, big houses and send our chiildren to expensive schools. It is to be used to help our fellow man. If we did our job as Christians there would not be a Health Care problem. There would not be a homeless problem. There would not be a hunry child in the streets. We have squandered out riches. We have been greedy for to long and now we must face the problems that come with that disobedence.
The church does not think on its own, but is led like sheep to the slaughter. There is more to God than materail wealth. There is more! If you say you are a Christian then rejoice that your name is in the Book of Life. Spread the word not by speaking it, but living it. Give to those in need. Give to those who ask for help. Judge not what that person will do, that is Gods problem. If someone cheats on your good will, then shame on that person when he faces the Lord at Judgement. It is God who will reward the wicked and just!
I have preached enough today, be glad for this day. You may not agree with the outcome and you may fear the future. Yet, for today thank God for what you have and love the ones you have with you.