When you’re despairing about life and think no one cares, just look to Mount Rushmore. 

Some time ago, Jay Leno asked several people how Mount Rushmore was formed.  Just to bring you up to speed, Mount Rushmore is where the heads of 4 of our Presidents are carved:  George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln.  What was the most common answer?  Some great sculptor?  No.  An artist perhaps?  No.  Maybe an engineer?  Not even close.  The most popular answer to how Mt. Rushmore was formed:  “erosion”.  “Imagine”, Leno joked, “that somehow through hundreds of years of erosion not just any four, but four of our greatest President's heads were formed.  Not only that, but it knew on which one to place the beard!”

We look at Mount Rushmore and realize that someone carved it.  It’s laughable to think that erosion could have formed such an exact replica of our former President’s profiles – no matter how much time we gave it.  But the actual President’s themselves were more complex than any carved profile.  They, like us, had functioning brains, working limbs, a voice that could be heard with clarity, cells, ligaments, bones, etc.  They, like us, were more complex than a carving could ever be.  According to Genesis 1:27, “God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.”

So when you are feeling insignificant and think life just isn’t worth living, look to Mount Rushmore.  Look to that masterpiece and remember that there is a Designer who put all the detail into who you are and cares for you more than the entire nation could ever care for a carving in a mountain. 

This morning I received an e-mail from Bob Zinger that makes some great observations.  Now that the long anticipated presidential election is over, how should we respond?  Here is some of what the note said:   

What Now. . . After the Election?

            “On Election Day, Americans Elected A Black Man To Be President! America's willingness to vote for a black man to be President shows we have come a long way in overcoming the sin of racial bigotry. What a testimony to the great people of this country!

      To Those Who Voted For John McCain: As a Christian, will you now follow the Scriptural command to "pray for those in authority?" (I Tim 2:1-2)  President Elect Obama will soon be the Leader of the Free World. As Christians, let us circle him and his family with prayer for protection, wisdom and a fear of the Lord and a respect for the Word of God to grow inside of him. The Bible commands us to honor those in authority and so, as Christians, let us be the first in this nation to show dignity and honor to our soon to be President.

      To Those Who Voted For Barak Obama: As a Christian, will you use the same passion and energy you used to help get him elected to now oppose his radical views on abortion?  Barak Obama has promised as President to sign the Freedom of Choice Act which will strip the United States of almost all of its current restrictions on abortion and ensure the state sanction murder of millions of babies. The future of all American children is at stake if we allow our leaders to make the murder of babies accessible and easy in the United States.

      Remember The Great Commission: Remember no matter who you voted for, our first responsibility is to build the Kingdom of God on the earth. As Christians, keep your focus on preaching the good news of Jesus Christ to the lost and making disciples. Focus your energies on your life assignment and abandon yourself to the will of God. Whatever the political future of the United States, our message to a world that needs God is "get your house in order quickly. . . Jesus is coming soon."

Great points!!