Inauguration Week

In this week of the Presidential Inauguration, I am thinking about Abraham Lincoln. We Felsburgs agree that he was our greatest president. I bought Darren the book, "Abraham Lincoln: A Man of Faith and Courage" by Joe Wheeler for Christmas.


In today's day of glamour and TV angles, Lincoln never would have made it with his strange looks and rough voice. Lincoln said of himself, "Nobody has ever expected me to be president. In my poor, lean lank face nobody has ever seen that any cabbages were sprouting."

But leadership doesn't always have Hollywood quality. Lincoln did what was right and most importantly, walked humbly with his God. He did not strive for popularity, but what was best for his people.

In the Bible, Israel chose Saul to be their king because he was good-looking and at least a "head above the other men". Physical stature does not guarantee success in God's economics. We know what happened to Saul! He lost the throne and his own sons died in battle with him.

President Obama claims to know Jesus Christ on a personal level. I will trust his statement on this and will pray for him as my President and leader of the greatest nation on earth. I am glad that he is using Abraham Lincoln's Bible in the swearing-in ceremony. I hope he embraces the humility and reliance on God that Lincoln had as well, for that is how he will be the best leader that he can be. No Bible can be a good-luck charm. My 8th grade Bible teacher once said, "Reading the Bible won't change your life....applying will!"

GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!


Here are some quotes of Abraham Lincoln.


1.Truth is generally the best vindication against slander.

2. The Almighty has His own purposes.

3.Beware of rashness, but with energy and sleepless vigilance go forward and give us victories.

4. Men are not flattered by being shown that there has been a difference of purpose between the Almighty and them.

5. In giving freedom to the slave we assure freedom to the free - honorable alike in what we give and what we preserve.

6. Let us have faith that right makes might; and in that faith let us to the end, dare to do our duty as we understand it.

7. I shall try to correct errors when shown to be errors, and I shall adopt new views so fast as they shall appear to be true views.

8. Why should there not be a patient confidence in the ultimate justice of the people? Is there any better or equal hope in the world?

9. You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not fool all of the people all of the time.

10. That this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.