Hope


I asked my friend what she thought about Obama’s cabinet members.  I told her about how Timothy Geitner evaded his tax payments for years.  Oops!  She said, “Cool!  He ‘understands’ the ropes! He'll be able to relate!”

A family member called me and said, “People on the buses are so happy!  The bums on the streets who are sagging their pants are ever so vocal about this new sense of ‘hope’!  They think that things are about to change for them!”  She then reminded me of Jean-Bertrand Aristeed (former president of Haiti) and how he became elected on the same platform. 

I couldn’t watch the news today because there was too much sensationalizing.  I mean, come on...EVEN if I were an Obama supporter, (that salivates at the mere mention of his name) I'd start to feel a little nausea... 

When I was reading my bible this morning (I’m trying to be more consistent )…a particular verse in the New Testament really permeated my soul.   

Matthew 7:15-18 (It’s Jesus talking…)

Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves.  You will know them by their fruits.  Grapes are not gathered from thorn bushes nor figs from thistles, are they?  So every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit.  A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, nor can a bad tree produce good fruit.

I’m concerned for the masses who are putting their hopes, dreams, and aspirations in a man.  They will be disappointed…(not only because liberal policies fail) but because man (flesh) will always disappoint us…some way or another. 

God is the only constant.

Congratulations to President Obama.  My ‘hope’ is not in Obama.  I just ‘hope’ he puts the country before ideology.
                                                                        

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Posted by Vanessa at 1/19/2009 11:00 PM
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  • 1/20/2009 1:00 AM Digital Publius wrote:
    Amen!
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  • 1/20/2009 9:49 AM Lorna wrote:
    Well said...I too hope he does indeed love this country and does the best for her. Why do I have this overwhelming feeling he will destroy us?
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  • 1/20/2009 11:56 AM ElCee wrote:
    Vanessa - I've been in the OT, and ran across this one:

    “So all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah. They said to him, "You are old, and your sons do not walk in your ways; now appoint a king to lead us, such as all the other nations have."
    But when they said, "Give us a king to lead us," this displeased Samuel; so he prayed to the LORD. And the LORD told him: "Listen to all that the people are saying to you; it is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected me as their king. As they have done from the day I brought them up out of Egypt until this day, forsaking me and serving other gods, so they are doing to you. Now listen to them; but warn them solemnly and let them know what the king who will reign over them will do."
    Samuel told all the words of the LORD to the people who were asking him for a king. He said, "This is what the king who will reign over you will do: He will take your sons and make them serve with his chariots and horses, and they will run in front of his chariots. Some he will assign to be commanders of thousands and commanders of fifties, and others to plow his ground and reap his harvest, and still others to make weapons of war and equipment for his chariots. He will take your daughters to be perfumers and cooks and bakers. He will take the best of your fields and vineyards and olive groves and give them to his attendants. He will take a tenth of your grain and of your vintage and give it to his officials and attendants. Your menservants and maidservants and the best of your cattle and donkeys he will take for his own use. He will take a tenth of your flocks, and you yourselves will become his slaves. When that day comes, you will cry out for relief from the king you have chosen, and the LORD will not answer you in that day."
    But the people refused to listen to Samuel. "No!" they said. "We want a king over us. Then we will be like all the other nations, with a king to lead us and to go out before us and fight our battles."
    When Samuel heard all that the people said, he repeated it before the LORD. The LORD answered, "Listen to them and give them a king."
    - I Samuel 8:4-21 (NIV)
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    1. 1/20/2009 8:29 PM Vanessa wrote:

      Elcee...awesome point...i am familiar with that event in the bible...

      Let's pray...God is still in Control...


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  • 1/20/2009 2:59 PM Emmanuel Hercule wrote:
    Vanessa let the man have a day of peace. Thats a nice verse from the bible and I can see where you coming from. But at the same time he is a politician and due to the nature of politics he cant deliver on some of the promises he had promise. Only a dictatorship can deliver on all there promises if they want too because they have the sole power and do what they please. But we live in a democracy that have different branches that keep checks and balances on things no matter the intention may be good or bad. People pinning all the hopes and dreams on him is bad for them, some of those people will just sat there thinking that he would come and knock on their doors and deliver all that they think they want and need. People need to learn to take the initial step to change anything in their lives before anyone can change their lives for them. He is not a false prophet just a politician trying to make some change. For now everything is on paper and therefore things can change if needed. I know you as a conservative wont agree on some of his policies but at the same time respect it because some of his policies will affect you whether you want too or not. No one is denying that God is the only true consistant thing in our lives and people thinking other wise its poor judgement on their part. Let him start to Govern before the first stone is thrown..... Watch some Tv its good for you, it evolves the mind...
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    1. 1/24/2009 9:42 PM Shiana wrote:
      I agree. Its easy to talk about a politician when you are not a politician. Its like people without children writing books on how to raise children. Lets wait until we see a crack in the structure before we predict its crumbling. I am all for conservative policies and issues but as a christian I remember something in the bible about "judging". lol
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  • 1/20/2009 10:37 PM maggie wrote:
    "I’m concerned for the masses who are putting their hopes, dreams, and aspirations in a man. They will be disappointed…(not only because liberal policies fail) but because man (flesh) will always disappoint us…some way or another.

    God is the only constant."

    Wow Vanessa, I am speechless. Those are words of truth. i may ask permission to quote yo someday.
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  • 1/21/2009 4:58 AM Raymond Dix Jr. wrote:
    Great post.
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  • 1/22/2009 3:13 PM Shiana wrote:
    I believe in what is said, but now is the time to take action. Start a class, mentor someone. Sitting at the computer talking about a man that was voted into office two months ago isnt going to help because the vote is final. Before we are so quick to judge the man lets see what he is going to do. At least we know its possible for a black guy to get elected into office, but i think only old people and people with children can understand that. Now lets just get the "right" black guy in there next time.
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  • 1/24/2009 9:50 PM Shiana wrote:
    You should not use Aristede as an example because he was a priest in the catholic church. He played into peoples' feelings that a religious man would do good by the people (ie. Bush and his pro-life policies). Most people would not fathom a priest ripping apart a country the way Aristede did and then stealing the money for himself. Obama is far from this. For god's sake Aristede is responsible for the deaths of so many. I actually lived in Haiti for a while. We had to step over dead bodies in the street to travel, and I lived in La Plain the good part. I understand what you are getting at but I think that comparison is too much of a push.
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