Day 25 of 28

I lift my eyes to the mountain; where does my help come from?

Yesterday was a day of travel.

Got packed late Tuesday night,

More than once I got my travel itineraries printed.

Asked faithful Ann to take care of the mornings for next few days.

She is such a friend and an intercessor.

Traveling through the airports,

The news of the results of the election was everywhere.

Barak Obama will be the first African-American president of our country.

A historic moment, many calls it.

Yes, we are not white America but America made up of many nations and peoples.

On Tuesday evening prayer meeting, I sensed God’s anointing coming upon people

to “Ask for the nations” while in midst of praying for our nation.

God was reminding H.O.P.E. that we are House of Prayer for all the peoples.

I will be very frank, since the election is over.

I was not for Obama. It is not because I liked McCain a lot more.

I was and still am worried about many of his values and stances

in matters which I think important and essential.

One thing is for sure… that I will pray for my president and will do so faithfully.

Would there be many changes? Probably.

Would I like them? Maybe not.

Would it be good for our nation? Probably in some and not in others.

But still changes loom whether for good or for bad.

But changes are needed, some say, if we need to progress.

Others say, if it ain’t broke, don’t change it.

Changes are necessary in most of the areas in our lives.

Changes do not necessarily mean better, though.

In John 15, Jesus says that our Father God is like the vinedresser

who takes away the branches that do not bear fruit and

who prunes the branches so that it may bear more fruit.

For a vine to be more fruitful, pruning is necessary.

Even the branches that bear fruit are pruned to be more fruitful.

My heavenly Father who loves me is changing me.

I can always trust in His loving hands.

God spoke to our church early in the year that He will do a new thing.

He asked us whether we will be aware of it.

He said that He will make highway in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.

Changes us oh Lord, I pray.

Make us more like You.

Align us to You and Your ways.

“How blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob,

whose hope is in the Lord His God.” (Ps. 146:5)