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America is God's nation. The first president, George Washington, was given a vision from God. America's foundations were laid by the Father. The first Europeans He brought to live here came to worship Him freely. It was His desire and His choice to make a nation, based on freedom. America represents freedom, which has always been God's will for all mankind. He created man to be free, and to know Him, our Creator who loves us. For this war He has given us a president who seeks His will, and the Holy Spirit is leading the war today. He has explained what is coming in the future, so His remnant will not be caught unaware, but will understand all that occurs, and will stand with Him, trusting Him and following His lead, until the very end, the return of Jesus, the Messiah, the King of kings.

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God's SUPERNATURAL Protection of our Troops !!!

His Mysterious Ways
By Maj. Michael Halt, Camp LeJeune, North Carolina
Guideposts Magazine, November, 2002

The order had come down at last, the ground invasion of
Kuwait was about to commence. My battalion would cross
the Kuwaiti border as part of Operation Desert Storm. I was
the second in command of 130 brave Marines who were about
to face the most daunting challenge of their military lives.

We'd already dodged heavy artillery fire and now we'd likely
face more dangers, like land mines and oil fires. Thousands
of Iraqi troops waited just beyond the Kuwaiti border. It was time for us to make the final strategic push. "Dear God," I prayed, "help me to lead my troops wisely. Watch over us. Keep us safe."

I walked from one group of Marines to another, talking to
them about the mission and trying to keep their spirits up.
Hunched against the dry, biting desert winds, we wrote letters home. Maybe our last.

Just before dawn the next morning I gave the order to move
out. The skies were clear. We slung our gear into our
Humvees and began advancing toward the border.

I felt a drop of rain, then another. In a matter of minutes it was pouring. The rain came down hard and fast, so thick we could barely make out the desert landscape ahead of us.

It went on for days. Each morning we'd awaken soaked to the
bone after another night with only camouflage netting for
cover. Bad enough we had the enemy to worry about. Now
the elements were against us too. "Father, please make this
rain stop and protect us."

The rain continued to pound us relentlessly until we finally
neared the Kuwaiti border. There the battalion halted. On the other side, the enemy waited. Rain or no rain, we'd soon be going in.

We awoke on the day of the invasion to clear skies and
glorious sunshine. As we closed in on the border, we couldn't help but stare at the astounding sight before us. The torrential rains had washed away the sand to reveal metal disks planted all across our path. It was an Iraqi minefield.


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In the future we will undoubtedly hear testimonies like this
regarding how the Lord helped protect our men and women in
the Middle-East through these current difficult times.

Someone recently commented to me that Christians give
frequent testimonies about how God helped them and wonder
why we feel we are specially loved by Him.

I pointed out that the Bible tells us that God sends needed rain to the just and the unjust. The difference between the two is the just give Him praise and thanks for it.

Are you giving God credit for what happened in your life
today and what He has planned for you tomorrow?

Theresa Pavone
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I pointed out that the Bible tells us that God sends needed rain to the just and the unjust. The difference between the two is the just give Him praise and thanks for it.

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Originally posted by Dave W.

gezzam quoted Theresa Pavone as writing:

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I pointed out that the Bible tells us that God sends needed rain to the just and the unjust. The difference between the two is the just give Him praise and thanks for it.

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That's a scary idea. That to be 'just' (as in 'correct'), one only needs to praise God. As long as I praise God while I'm doing it, I suppose I can feel 'just' while raping, maiming and murdering for my own gratification.

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