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Respect for the Office of President (Welcome Mr. President)

Today we elect a new president.  Will your man be selected?  What if he’s not?

 

One of the disappointments to me in current culture is the disregard we have for the office of presidency.  I realize President George W. Bush is experiencing historic low approval ratings, but he is still the Commander-in-Chief.  Regardless of our agreement or disagreement with the person in office, as believers I think we have an obligation to respect the office and the office holder.  That goes for John McCain or Barrack Obama.  Tomorrow it will either be President McCain or President Obama. 

 

Romans 13 is clear that our responsibility is to submit to authorities.  This doesn’t mean we have to agree with everything they do or even work to change their policies.  It certainly doesn’t mean we have to reelect them in four years.  It does mean that we are to show them respect as we criticize them and as we disagree, because they are the elected leader of our nation. 

 

My best example of this is in my own family.  My boys may not always agree with me.  I am certainly not always respectable.  They are expected, because of my position, to always respect me.  They don’t have to agree with me.  As they become adults they may not even have to obey me, but my position as their father should garner their respect.  (I hope they are reading!)

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