--- Gary Rothwell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > All, > > Well we finally got our first real snow of the year here in > southeastern Virginia. Love it. > But it's gone now. Like so much of life, it is fleeting. Only what we > do for God will remain. > I pray that it is gold, precious stones. > What my rangers see in me has a greater impact than I can imagine. > Greater than any pin or medal. Do I make them adhere to standards? Yes. > Are these standards, God's. What are His standards? > Micah 6:8 and I quote: > "He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the Lord require > of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your > God." > > Okay, I know. That's OLD TESTAMENT. Well, try this, then: "Love the > Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all > your strength....and your neighbor as yourself. There is NO commandment > greater than these." Mark 12:29-31 (emphasis mine). > Is this what they see in me? Is this what they see in you? > > Haven't written to the list much lately. Still trying to get my feet > under me after a season of refining. > The threads on politics have been interesting. We live in a very > political area. > Southeastern Virginia you say? Yep. > This is where America was birthed. This where it first went wrong. This > is where God is about to begin the correcting process. > 1607 - the English arrive and dedicate the land to spreading the > Gospel. Problem is, it's already mixed with a desire to commercially > exploit the land. > The Jamestown Colony is built on the backs of tradesmen and indentured > servants under the leadership of English "second sons" who are unable > to inherit their fathers' estates. Unlike the Pilgrims who settle in > New England seeking religious freedom. > 1619 - the first blacks arrive on a Dutch merchantman. > Over the years, those second sons and their descendants realized that > it was cheaper to raise tobacco with slaves than with indentured > servants who would leave after a certain number of years and have to be > replaced. > So Virginia becomes the first colony to legalize slavery. > Over the years, much blood has been shed on Virginia's "hallowed > ground." > Nat Turner's slave rebellion, the Revolution, the Civil War. > Virginia was the last of the "Old South" to integrate. The last to bus. > I've said all that to say this: > Character in the public forum is nebulous at best, especially among > politicians. > I did not serve in Vietnam although I was healthy and could have. Does > that mean that John Kerry or John McCain have more character than I? My > definition of character was different before Christ. > What does God see as good character? > David was an adulterer, murderer, conspirator, and liar yet God called > Him a man after His heart. > Peter was a coward. Paul a murderer and persecutor. > I know a minister who is close to the President. Close enough to know > that the President spends time every day on his knees and in God's > Word. Does that make him or the advisors that he depends on perfect? > Nope. > I believe that George Bush is the man that God would have at the helm > at this time. Could I be wrong? Certainly. I believe that God will > justify His decision to place Bush there but He doesn't have to. He > doesn't even have to explain it. > I don't know where this year's election will go. I DO believe that time > is running out on America and the moment may well be soon when God > gives her the leader that she desires just as He did with Israel. Our > own Ahab or Manasseh or Omri? That's a scary thought. > Kings who are willing to sacrifice children to false gods? Presidents > who call murder... choice? > This land is bathed in blood. Blood of patriots and victims. White, > black, brown, red. > God is calling His church to get past political parties and realize her > only hope, America's only hope, the world's only hope, is in Him. > My conscience prohibits me from supporting anyone who justifies, tries > to explain away, or openly approves of murdering an unborn child. > Call me oversimplifying if you like. Call me narrowminded. All I know > is when ancient Israel finally got around to sacrificing, openly > murdering her children to false gods...the Lord Almighty said ENOUGH!! > May God have mercy on America! May He hear the cries of those who weep > between the porch and altar. May He visit once again. May His > righteousness reign. May His love prevail. May the CROSS of Christ once > again be His Church's rallying cry. May I be able to teach THIS to the > rangers that God sends my way. > > Gary "Burning Heart" > > _______ > > > List host: http://eBible.org/mpj/ List info: > http://eBible.org/rangernet/faq.htm > > To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe rangernet" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > or visit http://eBible.org/subscribe.htm
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