Father, those words express the sentiments of so many on this forum. Those who honor Thee in our hearts overwhelmingly support our President, his wife, and the troops in Iraq.
But, Father, in America, there seems to be an equal share of tares as there is wheat -- ungodly folk who are filled with hatred for our President and, by extension, the troopers he has sent to Iraq.
Father, Dr. J. Vernon McGee taught Jeremiah 2 this morning. It was about how a nation that you had bestowed blessings on had turned its back on You -- so much like America's courts, colleges, media, and liberal churches:
5 This is what the LORD says:
"What fault did your fathers find in me,
that they strayed so far from me?
They followed worthless idols
and became worthless themselves.
And the answer to that is that the people of Israel had deserted the Word and failed to regard it as their daily bread.
8.The priests did not ask,
'Where is the LORD ?'
Those who deal with the law did not know me;
the leaders rebelled against me.
So the apostasy in Israel grew and calcified -- much like our priests, pastors, judges, politicians, journalists, celebrities have a calcified disregard of Thee. Much like the days of old, these modern-day priests are spreading their "doctrines of demons" throughout this blessed land,
How we pray that You will deal harshly with them. Has not the Lord Jesus said, "Woe to the ones who cause (the godly) to stumble?"
Father, restore a love for Your Word, restore our Judeo-Christian ethic, and restore us to a place of blessing.
In Christ's name.
That was wonderful, Zechariah! (And I love Dr. McGee, too!)
Amen, Zechariah. Amen!