Presidents and Saviors

Next week our country will inaugurate a new president. For many people this bring a lot of hope, joy and excitement, whereas for others this election has brought concern, fear and even hatred. Personally I voted for the guy, and I am pretty proud to say I did. This whole election brings back to mind a conversation with a teacher of mine in elementary school. As the child of devout Republicans, I was very upset when Bill Clinton was elected. I was 11 years old when he was inaugurated and my teacher made a comment about voting for him. My reaction was less than pleased and then that teacher (whose name I can never recall) taught me the greatest lesson I've ever had on politics. "We weren't asking for a savior." Those words have stuck with me through the years and every election season they come to mean more to me.
Our country is in a rough patch. Our economy is shot, we are in a war that the majority of our citizens disagree with on some level, and people's faith in government is at an all time low for my lifetime. All this being said, we weren't electing a savior. Those who are expecting Mr. Obama to be that will be sadly disappointed. That particular position was filled over 2000 years ago and new applicants are not being excepted. Jesus Christ is my Savior and Mr. Obama is my president (or will be in a week or so.) I also think that we as Americans need to be very clear that all of the hopes for our country need to be placed in Christ, not any man whether he be Democrat or Republican. Mr. Obama will accomplish nothing without God's divining it to be so. He is a man elected by the people to serve to the best of his ability and we should expect no more or no less from him than just that. He got my vote, but more importantly he has my prayers. I have to ask that all Christians in this country (even those devout Republicans) give him the same.