PROGRAM SUCCESS – AUGUST 2009
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FROM GOD’S CORNER
“IF YOU GO WITH JESUS, YOU
ARE GOING THE RIGHT WAY”
By Aundra Bryant
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The Late Willie Neal
“Country
Boy”
Johnson recorded a
song with the Gospel
Keynotes about ten
years ago entitled “If
You Go With Jesus,
You Are Going The
Right Way”. November 4, 2008 will go down in
history as a special date because Senator Barack Obama
was elected the first African American President in the
history of this great nation. As President-Elect Obama
made his acceptance speech that night, he said that he
would be the President of the white, black, rich, poor,
educated, uneducated, democrats and republicans.
As I sat there watching him utter those profound words,
my mind flashed back to Second Kings Chapter 22
verses 1-2 which says “Josiah was eight years old when
he began to reign, and he reigned for thirty one years in
Jerusalem. “And he did that which was right in the eye
sight of the Lord and walked in all the ways of his
father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the
left”.
It is very ironic that Josiah was so young and
inexperienced when he succeeded his father Amnon.
Many critics have been crying from the beginning of
Obama’s campaign that he was too inexperienced to run
the United States. Josiah was determined that he was
not going to walk in the same path that his father did.
Josiah’s goal was neither to abuse people nor his
authority as King by chasing after idol gods and coming
up with policies that are not solutions but problems
themselves. On the other hand, Josiah wanted to honor
and glorify God with all of his heart, mind and soul.
There are three signs which tell us that we are going in
the right direction. The first is the mileage sign which
tells us how far we need to go to reach our final
Amnon, Josiah’s father was so evil that he had led the
people astray for the two year that he was in charge by
having them served idol gods. President-Elect Obama
knows that he has got a long way to go to give people
equal health care, education, jobs and a new lease on
life.
The second sign which tells us that we are going in the
right direction is the exit sign which tells us when to get
off the interstate. Amnon, had come to the point that
he only cared about whom he was and what he wanted.
Over and over, the people needs were neglected
because King Amnon did not have a clue as to the
purpose or will of God for Israel.
President Bush for eight years has been making
decisions that have not helped the masses but the
special interest groups and the upper class. President
Bush has not prayed for God’s direction in dealing with
other countries and in the decisions that affect the lives
of our men and women in the military. The economy
has reached rock bottom, people are losing their homes
and jobs but President Bush is adamant about having it
his way. In the words of President-Elect Obama “He
just doesn’t get it, he doesn’t see the signs”.
The third sign which tells us we are going in the right
direction are the attraction signs that welcome us to the
city. In the book of Micah 6: 8 it says “what does the
Lord requires but to do just, love mercy and walk
humbly with thy God”. Even though Josiah was
young, he had the true fruits of the Spirit, love, peace,
joy, patience and long suffering.
President-Elect Obama will have to show President
Bush how to treat everyone not just the rich or elite but
everyone. President-Elect Obama realizes that this
nation can be great but Christian values such as love,
honesty, truth and caring must become residents of the
White House on Inauguration Day.
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