Unbounded Words

Good video by John Piper, and also very good timing. My thoughts on his points:

• Womanhood. I agree with him that Sarah Palin’s place is in the home taking care of her children, especially the little baby. I love that she is pro-life and I love that she is a Christian, but she is clearly going against God’s plan for women.

• Race. I believe that a black president would be a good thing for this country. However, I believe Barack Obama will be the wrong black president. He is wrong on all the important issues, and his race has nothing to do with why I will not be voting for him. Furthermore, if he does get elected, I believe his race has everything to do with it, and I believe that is a sad testimony of American voters.

• Abortion. This is the single most important issue that I look at in a candidate. Barack Obama is wrong on this issue, and I believe that anyone who overlooks his pro-abortion position and votes for him is taking part in the murder of all the babies that will be aborted under his presidency.

• Prophetic perspective. I agree with Piper on this point. We need to realize that this is not the end of the world for us. The sin of abortion and open homosexuality is the judgment of God. If He puts a liberal into office then it may be His way of continuing that judgment. What this should do to Christianity is bring us to repentance, and then maybe God will bless this country.

• Sovereignty. Do we truly believe that God is in control? If we do then we should look to see why God is allowing us to go through these troubles. Until America sees God as in control there will be no repentance.

• Gospel. The last of Piper’s points is the Gospel. Christians are obviously failing to spread the Gospel in America. Sin is the natural activity of those who are lost. The Gospel is the only cure for sin, and God has called His Church to be the tool to spread the Gospel. Putting Obama in office may be God’s way of getting the church off the couch and in the streets.

I will go out and vote for John McCain on Tuesday. However, I know that it is God who will put the President in office. I believe that the country would be better off with McCain than Obama, but I know that God’s purpose matters more than my opinion. So, the real prayer shouldn’t be that God puts McCain in office, but that He does exactly what He desires which will ultimately bring Him the most Glory.