I wrote you the week before the elections that the elections were about life and that we needed to vote pro-life, which of course, would have been McCain. Here we are a week later and we all know that our President-elect is Barack Obama. So, what now?

Now, we need to continue to do what we did before the election; pray as we have never prayed before. Pray for our country, pray for our outgoing President and pray for our President-elect. The Bible is clear that we are to pray for those in authority whether we voted them there or not.

The Bible also says that God raises up people in authority and He brings them down. For me, I will assume that Barack Obama is the man God has chosen for the hour, and I will pray for him. I will pray for his and his family's protection and I will pray for wisdom for him. I will pray for wisdom in choosing those who will be in daily contact with him helping him to run our country. I will pray for him to be a strong supporter of Israel and I will pray that God will fill him with His Spirit so that he will have the wisdom that comes from God.

I will also pray for God's people in this nation to obey II Chronicles 7:14 by humbling ourselves, praying, repenting, and turning from our sins so God can heal our nation.

And I would ask you to give this some thought: Maybe Barack Obama is God's starting place for the healing of America. I pray so.