Palin's Prophetic Presence

In an email exchange with a good friend of mine I said of Sarah Palin that she may or may not ever become President. I hope she does.

But that her mere emergence on the scene is a benchmark, a flag, an Ebeneezer stone saying thus far the Lord has brought us in our world.

I believe God used her and uses her in that way. This is not a belief I have alone. Lee Grady spoke of this in September, before the election:

We need Palin’s perspective. Here’s a woman who didn’t sacrifice her family for her career and who didn’t abort her fifth child, Trig, when she found out he had Down’s syndrome. Here’s a woman who told the audience at the Republican Convention last week that Trig is “perfect”—and pledged to be an advocate for parents of special needs children. Here’s a woman who, when confronted with her 17-year-old daughter’s out-of-wedlock pregnancy, gracefully encouraged her to keep the baby and marry the father.

Talk about a role model. Palin’s life is a prophecy to America. She doesn’t have to preach against abortion. She and her family, even with their flaws, are the embodiment of the compassionate pro-life values America desperately needs to adopt.

When McCain announced that he had chosen Palin as his running mate, I was reminded of the biblical story of Deborah, the Old Testament prophet who rallied God’s people to victory at a time when ancient Israel was being terrorized by foreign invaders. Deborah’s gender didn’t stop her from amassing an army; she inspired the people in a way no man could. She and her defense minister, Barak, headed to the front lines and watched God do a miracle on the battlefield.

In her song in Judges 5:7, Deborah declares: “The peasantry ceased, they ceased in Israel, until I, Deborah, arose, until I arose, a mother in Israel” (NASB).

Sometimes it takes a true mother to rally the troops. I hope that Palin, a woman who believes in prayer and is filled with the Holy Ghost, will take her hockey stick and smash the glass ceiling in American politics once and for all.

I am hopeful that Sarah will NOT retire to Alaska. God didn't bring her this far to take her back again. If you have any spiritual discernment you will quickly see that her emergence and her dominance even yet is supernatural. It's a good time to heed Gamaliel's warning.

She isn't going away Rabbi.