By spiritual coincidence yesterday I completed reading 1 Chronicles and today opened my Bible to read 2 Chronicles 1. This is the inauguration of Solomon as king of Israel. What a strange and great passage to read the morning after a historic election.
Solomon stands in front of "all Israel" to speak to them, starts his reign with massive worship and then during the night has a visitation from God. God invites Solomon to ask what he would desire as he faces this great responsibility.
Solomon says to God, "Give me now wisdom and knowledge to go out and come in before this people, for who can govern this people of yours, which is so great?"
Wow! What a prayer of epic humility and dependence for a new President to pray as well. Solomon feels the weight of this great responsibility of leadership and in his sleepless restlessness encounters God and humbly prays. He asks for God's help because the gravity of the mantle of this leadership is so great.
I'm praying that President-elect Obama would have a similar prayer on his lips as he absorbs the great weight of this epic leadership responsibility.
Im praying that President-elect Obama would have a similar prayer on his lips as he absorbs the great weight of this epic leadership responsibility.
I hope so too, but without a Saul-Damascus road encounter were left with little hope. Not that God couldnt do that, but because God give nations what they ask for...
Posted by: Steve Fuentes | November 07, 2008 at 08:34 AM