It’s hard to find the words to express how I feel because it’s all too great, but this accomplishment should remind everyone:
Yes, you can.

I did not vote for an African American, I voted for the best person for the job. He just happened to be a man whose father was an Kenyan.
My parents raised me to beleive that all are equal in the eyes of Christ. As a White, America of Anglo-Saxon descent, whose history of being American goes back to the Jamestown Colony, I was proud to vote for a man who believed in hope. The fact that he was half Black had no bearing in my vote. His stand on issues, his reaching out to all Americans and his call for Unity and working together for the good of each other caused me to vote for him.
As a Child, I walked in peace marches, freedom parades and civil right rallies. I am an American first and I beleive in America as the land where all are free.
God Bless this country! God Watch over and Guide our next President, Barack Obama.

What a great article Nicole! As one of the early Barack Obama supporters, I knew it was only a matter of time. I remember going to my first Barack Obama rally over a year ago and being one of only a handful of Black people in the crowd at an event held in a predominantly Black county in Maryland. I could see then that a change was indeed coming.
Last night, as I sat and watched the election results and saw Barack Obama winning the so-called “red” states my excitement and anxiousness grew. On such a joyous evening, I could not help but to feel a little sad thinking about how if his Grandmother could’ve survived another 36 hours, she could’ve seen her Grandson Barack Obama become the first Black President of the United States of America.
Over the last year, I’ve become a strong believer in when you speak it, it will happen. Anytime, someone would say “if” when referring to Barack Obama, I’d correct them and say “when” because I knew in my heart that this day would come. All I have left to say is all things are possible…

God has His hand in this election for certain. But it was great reminder of how the unlikely can happen if it is God’s will. I typically believe that most politicians are liars or a bit corrupt..and when they are campaigning they are selling dreams and have no intentions on making them come true. And for the first time I listened to a politician speak and did not roll my eyes. I feel so inspired..and feel like he inspired the whole country, to be better and do better.

I feel as though Ephesians 3:20 was fulfilled: “Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think.”
Nicole. This is it.
more than we can even ask or think….
Though we may have “asked” for this to happen, we weren’t ready when we were asking, (Jesse Jackson etc) or God knew our minds weren’t ready to conceive such a thing, and therefore wouldn’t cherish and act accordingly for such an amazing blessing. God has been working over the last 8 years to prepare every human being (honestly) for this moment. This moment is a triumph in the human spirit and a true sign of God’s awesome power, wonder, and sovereignty. A landslide victory only points to the goodness and power of God. There will be no mistaking human work for God’s graceful hand.
great piece!

To God the glory! Through God all things are possible. I am so proud to see one of my color reach the highest office in the land. Please continue to pray for our President-elect and his family. What a great article Nicole.

Sorry, folks, but I simply cannot agree with the above posts regarding these election results being God’s will. I am a devout Christian and, as such, I am bewildered that any of you could have supported this man for President when he has such a horrendous voting record on abortion. I do not believe our God is nearly as concerned with the color of our president’s skin as He is with the condition of our president’s heart.
Barack Obama will one day answer to our Creator for not only doing nothing to protect the lives of the innocent unborn, but for actually standing in the way of protecting the unborn. No only did he vote in favor of the grisly partial-birth abortion procedure, but he actually voted against protecting the lives of babies who were outside the womb that had survived a failed abortion — that, my dear friends, is what we call infanticide.
I am a white man, but I would wholeheartedly and without hesitation vote for a black individual (man or woman) if he or she stands for what is right in the eyes of God. So let’s please focus on how our president-elect’s words and ACTIONS square with God’s word and commandments, rather than focusing on the color of his skin.
After all, did not Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. himself “dream of a day where men are judged not by the color of their skin, but rather by the CONTENT of their CHARACTER”? I pray that our new president will lead our country in a way that is consistent with our Christian foundation and heritage. Only time will tell if that will be the case.

I, too, was astounded by the elections. Astounded that our country has risen to such a level of bigotry that it elected a man solely based on his race! He offered NO plans, NO answers to direct questions and NO sense of trust! As he was exposed more and more for his not only eating with sinners, but helping them in their sin, he retracted his support for each and every one of them, even retracting his support for Christians and Christianity! I would have loved to have seen Michelle be elected since she has a sense of Christ and did not denounce it during the campaign………and I don’t frankly care if she’s pink with yellow polka dots!

I whole-heartedly agree with what Matt said. This isnt about the color of a man’s skin , as has been Barack’s whole campaign. A man who condones killing babies in the womb , and outside the womb is not a christian man. A man who mocks the Word of God like he did in one of his speeches, is not a christian. What is unfortunate about this whole thing , is that only real christians seem to be able to see. My friends, the only way to the Father is through Jesus Christ, his only Son, and our Saviour.
And I have to put out there, though i will get accused of being a racist, that I am a white woman. And before the thought goes through your mind that I am a racist, I will have you know that my preacher is a black man, and I love him dearly.
Now you quote Ephesians 3:20, and it is true, but it doesnt pertain to this election. God is using Barack , God will maniest His power, and I venture to put forth to you that it will be more akin to what happened to Pharoah, when Moses led the children out of Egypt , by God’s mighty power. Praying for you all, and Matt, it clearly is God’s will that this man be our president. But folks are obviously in for a rude awakening.
There is a cute saying that is sometimes put on cards and what not, and it says” He ain’t heavy, he’s my brother” and it has a picture of a boy carrying another one. Well Baracks has a brother , who lives in a shack in kenya, that is smaller thanmy bathroom. There is the measure of Barack Obama.

Amen to that Matt Bryant. I was thinking the same thing, but you said it better than I could have at this moment with my baby wiggling in my arms.

I usually would not respond to bigotry but I feel compelled to respond to the comments noted above. All that I can say about the negative comments regarding our God -Appointed President -Elect Obama, is that racism is alive and well. What is more disturbing is they have the nerve to hide behind the cloak of being a Christian. I would only ask that all of you take a real look at yourself and repent before you meet your maker – the Lord Jesus Christ.

Come on people God said, judge not less ye be judge. We as Americans except all the other 43 Presidents with open arms; whether it was for the good or bad for our country, but we are still here. So lets see what this man we elected as President is going to do for our country, and the Americans people. Thanks be to God that some of us young, old, rich, poor, in-slave or not; all got the chance to see a change in the White House.

I’m so sad to see how some have judged our new president. I believe on the day he won the election it is our duty to stand with our president..I wonder how many people realize the we were all SINNERS
BEFORE WE BECAME CHRISTIANS. I’m so glad that our God forgives us each time we come short of what we should be..It doeesn’t matter the color of the skin.What if God keeps us out of heaven because of the color of our skin. I say instead of judging let us pray for our New President and pray for the people of this country to come together.

God makes it very clear in the Bible that He placess people in power and uses those in power to accomplish His will. Being put in power by God may be either a blessing or a curse, depending on your relationship to Him. God has made it clear in the Scripture on areas of interest to those of us who watch the government “govern.” One of those areas is in how they protect life, the life of a pre-born child, the life of the aged and infirm, the widows, and the orphans. Another area that God has made clear is how people live morally. Clearly we as Christians expect to see the government support moral issues, such as life, hetersexual marriage, etc. To the extend that government does not, then we can expect God to respond accordingly.

We need to pray for our president and our USA. We need to pray for the cabinet that he will be choosing. I didn’t vote for Obama, but I have great respect for our government. Just remember the Senate and Congress vote for what will happen in America. Once President Truman said, “the buck stops here”. Presidents get blamed for a lot of things in our government. I am thankful that we have a Senator like John McCain who is willing to work across party lines. All I can say is Pray and be a good American. People get over blaming race. I am not a racist and think that people in order to heal need to get a grip on life. I for one will respect President Obama. Just remember, there is no free lunch! God Bless America!

The above article is ironic because that is exactly what the Religious Right felt when George W. Bush was voted into office 8 years ago. Supposedly, God’s hand was at work. However, Jesus gave us a way to discern those doing Godly work from those who don’t: By their fruits shall ye know them. Well, the last eight years of born some pretty bad fruit and the pendulum has now swung the other way. Praise God for that. Praise God for opening enough hearts and minds of my fellow Americans to win the election for a man like Barrack Obama. May God bless him with the wisdom to lead this nation and the world to a brighter future for us all.

this is what i think the man is a liar and bigot, his ties with terrorist. He mislead all who voted for him, they will soon know who he is very shortly. everybody needs to read all of the prophets of the bible minor and major. Im a christian also and think God did put people i power or gives power,the man has the spirit of satan in him.
place your eyes on the antichrist!!!!!!!!!!!
peace be with you.

United we stand, divided we fall.God Bless America.

It`s very sad that women who have always been the backbone of families and who I held in high esteem have over the years come to support partial birth abortions and after birth abortions. This is not God`s will. At the end of time the U S will not be a great power and you can see it coming now. God has not turned his back on us, we have turned ours on him. I hope and pray that the new President and his followers change there ways.Peace

It seems that you are confusing what you want and what God desires. There is nothing about BO that is near what the bible (Gods word) says for you to say that this is his work is blasphemy. What I do believe is that God will take what the people have chosen and use it for his good. Like so many people you let your emotions of a black man cloud what is right from wrong and his stands are most definietly WRONG. There is no gray area in the Good Book and if you truly believe what Gods word says there is no way you could have supported BO. In the long run good always prevails. Time will prove what this man really stands for. It is very sad that so many people chose to support BO and then to turn around and treat him as an idol. This all is very distrubing and then to put the bible stamp on this shame on you. I trust in God not in the people or “person” it is clear what the bible says about right and wrong BO is WRONG>

I understand the joy and satisfaction that Obamas election gives to blacks and other minorities. The “Old Boy” network seems to have finally been dispelled. However, Obama is not the Christian he claims to be. Only when he rejects abortion will his heart be in tune with God. Going to Church doesn’t make him a Christian. There is much to be concerned about in the character of this man. We reap what we sow and I believe this country will find that we have moved even farther away from the Lord as a result of electing this man. I will pray for our country and for Obama that he turns away from sin and toward Christ. Perhaps God will use him for good…perhaps.

@Robin: I should make it clear that I’m not confusing what I want with what God desires as I have been very diligent about praying for God’s will to be done and this post is my expression of what I believe is an example of God’s work. God’s work includes taking what the devil meant for evil for His good. God’s work includes working for the least of these. God’s work includes working all things out for the good of them who love him and are called according to His purpose, and I believe Obama has been called for his purpose for a time such as this.
I never said that I agree with all of his issues–I doubt there are many people who are 100% in agreement with him on every issue. But in praying and seeking God’s face for the answer, I came to the realization that I could only confidently give my vote to the man whom I believe I could trust with the mantle that God has put on him–and this has absolutely nothing to do with him being black.
Bigger than all is this, I pray for God’s will to be done because I know his will trumps everything. The only thing left for “real Christians” to do is to standby, pray and trust in the leadership we have been given.

A few observations:
- Jesus Christ is neither liberal nor conservative. The UNITED States of America is in trouble if we continue to deepen the rift between red and blue. And I am very tired of “evangelical Christian” being confused with “right-wing conservative” Our fight is not against flesh and blood, folks, we should primarily be doing battle through PRAYER, not legislation- don’t confuse the political with the eternal.
- I am sick, absolutely *SICK* of the way many fellow CHRISTIANS have reacted to our president-elect, accusing him of being a terrorist and even Antichrist. Get the facts straight, folks: 1.)Obama is Christian, not Muslim; 2.) even if he were a Muslim that would NOT make him a terrorist, and 3.) there are other issues to consider a candidate on besides abortion.
(btw as far as antichrist is concerned- the US president governs only the US, and the office of president is bound by the statute of limitations to 2 terms or 8 years max; it seems to me that the antichrist will be a much more global figure, such as head of the EU for example. I will only really worry when in looks like some world figure has finally brought world peace into our grasp)
No, Obama will likely not be perfect, he is human and therefore fallible. Obama is not the messiah or savior; only Jesus is the Christ. But at this point I cannot see how he or nearly anyone else could POSSIBLY be worse for our country than another four years of more of the same that we had under Pres. W Bush.

I will try to be brief. But…as a Christian, it amazes me how we are so quick to judge. We CANNOT pick and choose which scriptures of the Bible we want to live by. Neither of the candidates were perfect; none of us are PERFECT. We are all striving daily to be more and more like Christ.
What’s done is done. AND there is NOTHING that anyone can do about it. So…instead of huffing, puffing, and bashing, PRAY. You have an issue with the President-elect, take it up with God. If it were not His will, the election would not have turned out this way – point blank.
Change has come. They even said on msnbc the night of the election “This is not about Black America. This is about America.” When you look at President-elect Obama’s supporters, you saw all kinds of people – Black, White, Mexicans, Asians, young, old – everyone!!!
Now is the time for us to band together, especially in the body of Christ. Matthew 18:18-19 says that if two or three are gathered together in my name, then I will be in the midst. We want God to move…we want some change to take place in this nation. Let God be God all by himself. He does not need our help.
Continue to pray and ask God to help you as an individual. If you’re THAT upset about the election results, ask God to create in you a clean heart; renew a right spirit in you. Stop pointing fingers and trying to sift out somebody else’s stuff. Look at your own.

I agree with Amazed. Whether you voted for Obama or not it does not matter. Now is a time to pray for our nation and pray for the leader GOD has given us time to be able to lead us out of the turmoil our country is in now.

We all need to pray. This could be God’s judgment on our sinful nation. Think of the million of dead baby’s. Their blood is crying out against us. 400 million have been aborted.
God is for sure in control.

I would be the first to elect a black man to be our president if he was truly a Christian. A man who supports partial birth abortion is not who God wants to lead His people. And homosexuality???? Come on people read the Bible…..The end times are nigh and it is my fear that Barack will lead us straight into them. But praise God, I’m saved and I will be with my Lord when it’s all over. Coem quickly Lord Jesus!!

This is a great article Nicole. I certainly agree with your statement, “I am also excited to not only have a president who looks like me but one whom I can look at and see God’s workmanship and purpose in.” Tuesday night was unlike anything I’ve ever experienced. A room full of Democrats, Republicans and Independents whom all support and voted for Barack Obama, in prayer and celebration together. I thought of all those history lessons I was taught early in life. Not only does the subject matter change, but my future children will have an opportunity to know how history has changed for the better.
It’s amazing to read the thoughts and opinions of so many. The amount of hate that continues to exist is evident. Many believe our President-elect is the Anti-Christ. I believe he is, as Nicole stated, “…God’s workmanship….” May the Lord bless and protect our future President and his family.

I am consistently amazed at so many so-called Christians. Doesn’t your bible teach “judge not so that you will not be judged? It also says how can you see the splinter in your brother’s eye and not know that you have a plank in your own. Hypocrites! You are forever judging and never looking in the mirror of your own souls and examining your own sins, those that are right in your face and those hidden that no one sees but you and your God. Stop harping on homosexuals, just pray, pray, pray for everyone’s deliverance. I definitely do not believe in abortions, but God says sin is sin. What about those little pet devils you carry around in your hearts and minds? You think God just winks at them don’t you? Well, he doesn’t! All sin stinks before the almighty God, even prejudice. Let’s all get behind the man the GOD SELECTED, and you have to admit it was miraculous, and pray that the leader He set before us will work to lead God’s people out of the murky waters of deception and ill-gotten gain that has cost so many their integrity, homes, jobs, and family.

I am sorry, but I don’t believe that God is involved in election campaigns. Barrack Obama is our next President because he ran a great campaign and because more people agreed with his views and message. That is why I voted for him. As to the issue of abortion, President-Elect Obama has stated that he would like to greatly reduce the number of abortions that take place in our country by educating people and offering alternatives. However, he does not want take away a woman’s right to choose. He does not have that authority anyway. That is in the hands of the legislatures and the Courts. I think most Americans are in-between the two extremes and support some restrictions, but not an outright ban, especially in the case of rape and incest. As to the issue of homosexuality, I don’t think it was high on Jesus’ agenda because he didn’t address it at all (or abortion either). Instead, he spoke of loving God and our neighbor as ourselves as well as forgiving one another. Jesus did speak a lot about helping those in desperate need. I am disgusted by some of the posts by people that are obviously of the fundamentalist Christian persuasion. Some are quite judgmental and border on hateful. One post slammed Barrack Obama for associating with sinners. Hmmm, that’s interesting,that’s what the Pharisees said about Jesus. And don’t misunderstand, I am not comparing Barrack Obama to Jesus, but I believe he is trying to follow His example by reaching out to everyone including “sinners”. I believe Jesus said something about loving your enemies and doing good to those who hate you.

God is not doing a new thing.
Gos just got elected to the White House
Link:http://obamamessiah.blogspot.com/
I find this disturbing!!

I can certainly understand why many African-Americans have experienced Barack’s election as a religious event. Heck, it’s exciting for me, even though I’m European-American (to maintain consistency with hyphenated racial terms)and was a McCain supporter. I’m proud that our country was able to elect Barack Obama!
I think those who see his election in terms of the Second Coming need to wait and see how he turns out. Same goes with those who seem to think he’s the Antichrist. His association with folks such as Wright and Ayers is scary to me, but I tend to think he was just using them, like almost all politicians use people to get ahead. I tend to think we have a left-of-center president-elect in Obama. Now that he can no longer vote “present” on issues of import, we’ll see who he truly is. (Of course, it is sad to think of the effect he’ll have on the Supreme Court. It’s also ironic to think that our first African-American president takes a position on abortion very similar to that taken by “pro-choice” presidents back in the early 1800s in regards to slavery: talk about how it’s unfortunate, take a few steps to help a few gain freedom and life, but leave the whole disgusting institution intact.)
We need to pray for Obama’s success. He’ll certainly need divine help. I don’t know where people get the idea that he gained office in a “landslide.” Almost every other voter you talk to voted for McCain (46%), and that was with McCain facing a list of impediments to victory that was almost unprecedented, including the dead weight of an unpopular president of his own party, ongoing wars, a financial meltdown, and being grossly outspent in an advertising assault (with, sadly, perhaps millions of dollars in illegal contributions). People of the Democratic persuasion also need to pray for restraint on the part of the hard-left in their party. If they demand Obama’s allegiance to their agenda, our new president will be a one-termer. This is a center-right country, and the electorate’s spanking of the Republican Party hasn’t changed that.

Do the people know it’s God. I felt a shift in the spirit the very same time he was elected. Does OBAMA know that his grandmother paid the price for this to happen.Let’t keep Obama cover with our prayers.

When I first saw Obama and heard him speak at the Democrat Convention, I was very impressed. I thought to myself, this young man is going somewhere, he may even by or next President one day.When it was evident that he was going to run for President, my thought was, I don’t know if he is ready or not and Hillary is more experienced. So, I was in some ways for Hillary, but part of me was for Obama. One day I was talking with some of the Elder members of my family, who normally don’t talk politics. I expressed that Hillary will most likely win. My Aunt spoke up and said, “Honey don’t you know that you can’t stop what has been Ordained by God?” “This man has been Ordained by God and he will be our next President, you just watch and see.” She told me to watch how God works, how stumbling stones and barricades would be removed,and how people will try to smear him, and many would doubt him, but God would help him overcome these obsticles and everything would fall in place. I just kind of looked at these Elders of mine, who I oftened looked to for wisdom and guidance, I kind of shook my head. Another family spoke up and said, “Honey, don’t you know that God uses Ordinary People to do Extra Ordinary Things?” I was told to read my Bible and looks at History. I was also told that every so often, God says, Enough it’s time for Change, and he uses people to come and change things. So, I watched and I watched and the more I watched and saw what was happening, the more convinced I became, God was truly working.I starting thinking about times in my life,when things seemed so impossible and my family prayed and reminded me to just pray, so I did, and things just started falling into place, my enemies became my foot stool and stumbling stones became stepping stones,and things just felt right and were right and I told myself this is God working in my life. I believe this with all my heart.GOD IS GREAT AND GOD IS LOVE. As for me and my family we will continue to pray that God continues to use, guide, bless and protect Obama and his family.May God Bless America and the World!

Trials and Tribulations, this is another example. Lord please guide our young President and keep him Safe. I’am also a John Mccain supporter, my only reason in that was, I’am afraid of what will come if he is assassinated. We will have far more troubles than anyone can imagine. Is America ready?

Whats the associate editer of a christian web site doing celebrating in a nite club, tells me alot about this web site. And the reasoning behind the celebration of a president who is going to usher in the end of the world. Obviously someone hasnt read the book of Danial or Revelations

I believe God is fully with Obama. My revelation came through a dream that I wrote in my journal in 2003.
I was in this house and half of the roof was destroyed. I walked outside and saw this giant pulling these trees out of the ground to fight a giant bear. There was a huge gaint white snail that came out of a forest. It was moving and all the animals ran to it. This snail was white and had windows to see inside and a door people could enter. After I went inside I saw myself in a cave carrying like some kind of scarf with like hebrew words on it. There was a wooden door at the end. When I opened the door I saw like a room you might see in congress where these people made of stone sat. They look liked judges and they chose this one man. The man was black and had a silver lining glowing with light. When he got chosen he walked down the same road this prince was on. The prince cried. The black man was dressed in gold and white lights covered him all over. He walked pass this prince to a fork in the road. He turned right and their were all these deck of card on the ground standing on their edge. They all turned around so we could see what the cards were as the black man passed them. Then I saw down the road a house that was cracked in half. It also glowed with a gold light and covered with white lights. This black man was going their to build it back again.
What I took from this dream was this black man would become the next president. When I first heard about Obama in May08 well could you image what I thought… I was amazed how God is so on target.

Glory to God in the Highest, He is worthy to be Praised!!! Let all the heaven and earth adore Him, Christ our Saviour, Has spoken…Thank you Lord for your mercy upon thee your people. We thankyou for this time in history, made known to all. Just like in the day you shall return may all the earth know that you are God and God alone

please pray with me and talk to god for this one little just thing i want in life .thank you