Praying For Sarah Palin: Has She Come to the Kingdom For “Such a Time As This?”

When she was announced as McCain’s VP candidate, Barack Obama’s camp immediately derided her for being the “former mayor of a town of 9,000” thus re-confirming the notion that Obama and his cronies have no respect for small town Americans. You may remember Obama recently making the statement that small town Americans “bitterly cling to their guns and religion out of fear.” Strangely enough, it never occurs to high brow liberals like Obama that some people in this world might actually enjoy hunting and love God. Their conclusion is that there must be something wrong with anyone who’s not a pacifistic atheists.

But while the media and the leftists of America deride Sarah Palin’s lack of experience; let’s keep this in mind. With twelve years as a Commissioner, Mayor, and Governor—Sarah Palin has more executive experience than Barack Obama, Joe Biden, and John McCain COMBINED. Senators vote on issues, spend the people’s money, and give long winded speeches; but Governors and Mayors actually manage the Government. And let us bear in mind that Barack Obama still has not completed his FIRST TERM as a United States Senator, having been elected in 2004. If the Democrats want to have a debate on experience they are destined to lose when they attack the Republican’s number two person, who has more executive experience than their number one.

The issue that I think Sarah Palin deserves respect for, and I hope she has the greatest impact on, is the issue of Life. Todd and Sarah Palin were married twenty years ago and are the parents of five children. Their youngest, born in April, was a surprise who was diagnosed before birth with Down Syndrome. In our day, roughly ninety percent of Down Syndrome babies are aborted prior to birth. Given the option of having a “special needs” child, most parents choose to simply exterminate the baby rather than allow him or her to live. But Sarah Palin would hear nothing of it. By having a Down Syndrome baby at age 44, while serving as Governor, Palin has chosen to embrace the hardship rather than take the easy (and murderously immoral) way out.

I recently wrote a Letter to the Editor bemoaning the fact that women political leaders, who should be leading the charge to ban abortion, have repressed their God-given maternal instincts in order to advance their careers. The Hillary Clinton, Nancy Pelosi, and Michelle Obama types who fight tooth and nail for a “woman’s right to choose.” It saddens me to see so many women who are so duped and intoxicated with the lure of political power that they would sacrifice babies to further their careers. In all honesty, I would expect such low morals from men…but I would like to think of women as being more compassionate than that. Hillary, Pelosi, and Obama seek power. But Sarah Palin stands on principal. In watching her meteoric rise to fame, I can’t help but think of the words Mordecai said to Esther in the Old Testament when the Jews faced possibly extermination by the authorities. “Who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?” Esther 4:14 (NASB) My hope is that Palin will be to the unborn what Esther was to the Jews. My hope is that Palin is God’s appointed leader who will stand up for life and (as John McCain said about her) not let anyone tell her to sit down. My hope is that Sarah Palin will do more than just be a voice for life; but that she would actually influence the pro-choice females of America to forget politics and do the right thing for a change. But I assure you, Sarah Palin will need your prayers in abundance.

Rush Limbaugh recently said: “Sarah Palin is the very antithesis of everything liberals believe in. And they will stop at nothing to destroy her.” We’ve already seen that in hundreds of ways this week. And the attacks on Palin will intensify. But so far, Palin has shown unflinching resolve in the face of these attacks. As someone who makes his living speaking in public, I am always intrigued by public speeches whether they are religious, political, or informational. Those who are good at public speaking know when to pause, when to speak slowly and softly, when to raise their voice triumphantly, when to be serious, and when to be funny. Sarah Palin’s speech before the Republican National Convention was a work of art. She didn’t show the slightest hint of anxiety in what was perhaps the biggest pressure cooker any politician has had to speak in for the past several decades. An estimated 40 million people tuned in to see what she was like; and she electrified the crowd by telling the media in no uncertain terms that she wasn’t going to Washington to earn their approval, she was going to serve the people of America. Palin is a smooth and charismatic speaker, but she’s more than that. She appears to be a genuine, tried and true, born again Christian. And those are very rare in the political world.

Recently I watched a clip of Sarah Palin speaking to a Youth Group at her home church the Wasilla Assembly of God Church (watch it by clicking here.) And what you see in the clip is an extremely down to earth woman who is challenging the young people to make an impact for Jesus Christ. This isn’t a typical political “faith” speech that mentions everything but Jesus. This is a testimony where she speaks of being “saved” and “baptized” and she says that all of the changes she’s bringing to Alaska are worthless if Alaskans hearts aren’t changed. The Pastor who introduced her talks about how she’s the “real deal” when it comes to her Christian faith, and from watching the clip I came to the same conclusion. Of course the ultimate test for anyone’s claims of Christianity is to examine their life to see if their proclamations match their actions. Barack Obama claims to be a Christian and yet supports the murder of children born alive. Obviously there is a disconnect between his claims and his actions. But Palin has backed up her talk by taking public stands against evil that have cost her dearly. Such character is rare and such leadership is sorely needed in our world today.

I’m committing myself to praying for Sarah Palin everyday between now and November. I believe she is more than just a conservative politician that shares my views….I believe she is a sister in Christ, who maybe, possibly, perhaps, has been appointed by God…to come to this American kingdom……for such a time as this.