Hub #6 - If I Had A Chance To Minister To President Obama, What Would I Say?

Six days ago I began this exciting hub writing marathon that I've called, "30 Days To 30 Hubs." To be sure I knew it would be a challenge (I'm only six days into this thing), so I solicited some most welcome help from my hubber friends and asked for some topic suggestions. My new friend, Lady Summerset, gave this marvelous idea. She posed the question, "If you had the opportunity to minister to President Barak Obama, what would you say?" After several days of pondering this thought, this is my sincere and prayerful response.

To have been elected President of the United States of America, the highest office in the land, holds both great privilege and great responsibility. I can only imagine how a president must feel when he walks for the first time into the oval office as head of state, sitting behind that massive desk, knowing that now the election is over, the campaign buttons have been put away and the weight of that most auspicious office begins. The Constitution, The Declaration of Independence, to the halls of Congress, the profound history of our country's founding fathers and his predecessors, men like George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, resonates like a crash of a thousand canons reminding us all, "One Nation, Under God."

I'm sure each time he hears "The Star Spangled Banner" or recites "The Pledge of Allegiance" he is reminded of who we are and what we stand for. America was formed in the fire of freedom that was not and is not free. The men and women who have paid and continue to pay the supreme price of their lives do so in order to secure the democracy that we so love and must never take for granted. People from all over the world have come and see the Statue of Liberty and America as a beacon of opportunity and enterprise.

There is so much said about "Separation of Church and State" and for some they have made it a source of great contention and confusion. The fact is our forefathers were men of courage and faith (Now I'm talking about the ones in the real history books, not the newly fabricated ones). They loved God and held tenaciously to their beliefs relying on His help in the birth of our nation. Our history, anchored in the Judeo-Christian faith, is both glorious and inspiring.

Now President Obama with quill in hand begins to write his chapter in our history. If I had the opportunity to minister to him, what would I say? In my response, I must also incorporate what I would do.

I Would Consider It To Be A Divine Appointment

To have the opportunity to be a prophetic voice in the life of a President would be a "God-thing" so I would have an understanding that I was on assignment.

I Would Use My Time Wisely

Knowing that a president's time is filled with appointments, summits, meetings, events, etc., if I had an audience with him I would not waste those moments sealed by destiny.

I Would Represent Christ and All That He Stands For

There is no higher authority, no greater truth, no deeper love, no stronger power, no other solution to the vicissitudes of life and the global challenges that are facing this nation than can be found in the Christ of the Cross. I would share that message with President Barak Obama.

I Would Encourage Him To Read The Bible Daily

The Bible is not some antiquated piece of irrelevant literature for the weak and the mindless, it is the living Word of God. It is totally accurate and will give our president real and relevant information that he can use today. It is so powerful that it will tell him, not only where we've been, where we are, but where we are going. If our President wants the favor and continued blessings of God on this nation, I would remind Him to read the Word of God personally and regularly in order for the God of the Word to reveal to him how he should successfully and effectively lead the United States of America. It will guide him and show him how to govern prudently. It will give him wisdom in the decision making process regarding the Middle East and our foreign policy. The Bible would give President Obama direction and information regarding our economy and how best to be a prosperous nation, being a lender and not a borrower.

I Would Encourage Him To Guard Tenaciously Who He Allows in His Circle of Influence

My grandmother used to say, "Diane, we are known by the company we keep. So always make sure you keep good company." How true. Those who speak into his life must also understand the depth, the magnitude and the meaning of democracy that has been founded in Biblical truth. Many have left other countries of the world because they found something better here. Why be a mirror of other nations when we can maintain the greatness that attracted others in the first place? I would ask him to take a careful look at those who advise him and make sure they are a reflection of the real America that he has sworn to defend.

I Would Assure Him that I Am Praying For Him

The Bible clearly teaches us that we are to pray for our leaders. I would assure President Obama that I am praying for he and his family. I am praying that God will grant him wisdom beyond his years. I am praying that God will protect both he and his family from all harm and danger. I am praying that they will find a church that will surround them with love and a pastor that will preach the good news of Jesus Christ. I am praying that he will lead this country back to the strong Biblical foundations we were built upon. I am praying that he will renew America's commitment to life (all life, including the unborn), liberty and the pursuit of happiness. I am praying that once again the moral moorings that have held this nation secure for so long would be renewed and restored. I am praying that he will lift high the message of the home being a safe place for our children, with mom and dad taking their rightful places and the schools would once again teach reading, writing and arithmetic.

I Would Then Take My Leave Knowing That God Is Still In Control

Presidents may come and they may go. Congressmen and women may come and they may go. The process of democracy works. They are voted in and sometimes they are voted out. Sometimes their political time clock runs out and their tenure is completed. But Christ remains as "King of Kings and Lord of Lords." Of His kingdom there shall be no end.