Responding to the 2008 Presidential Election: a Christian Perspective (part 1)

In the days leading up to and following Barack Obama’s victory I noticed that evangelicals around me and nationally were behaving like his election was a grave evil and must be opposed as such. I have heard politically minded Christians sounding the battle cry to oppose his administration’s efforts at each and every turn. While I share their concern and disdain for President Elect Obama’s proposed policies, I fear that the scope of alarm and response to him is somewhat misplaced. I have heard very little discussion of prayer in combating his policies. In the same vain the idea of fasting has not come up once. I am all for political action in all lawful forms, but it seems that if political action is all we take we miss out on so much of what God has called us to in allowing the election of Barack Obama. I would like to take this opportunity to remind evangelical America of a few things. I would like to explore over the next few days two themes:
1. God’s sovereignty over all things including government and elections.
2. The appropriate Christian response to God’s wise, perfect choice as to who rules where and when.