Pray for Our Leaders

In my last post I encouraged you to Pray for our nation. I still think we need to do that but I also think that even if we don't agree with our leaders, we still need to cover them in Prayer. God can change their hearts and minds on issues and can lead their decisions if they will let Him. In fact God instructs us to Pray for our leaders including the leaders of our Church!

1 Timothy 2:1-4 (King James Version)

I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour; Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.

Titus 3:1-5 (King James Version)Show all

1Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,

2To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.

3For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.

4But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,

5Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;

1 Peter 2:17 (King James Version)

17Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king

My pastor, William Boyd Bingham III, told us this fact the Wednesday night after the election:

This verse was written when Nero was the emperor of Rome. Peter encouraged the Christians then to honor this "King" who was so awful to them. He feed them to the lions and burned the bodies of Christians in the street. If the early Christians could Pray for this leader.... surely we can Pray for ours. (See this link for more info.)

Think about the leaders of your Church and read the following 8 verses from Romans 13.

Romans 13:1-8 (King James Version)

1Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.

2Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.

3For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same:

4For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.

5Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake.

6For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God's ministers, attending continually upon this very thing.

7Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.

8Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.

Pray For Our Nation

Please be in much Prayer for our nation in this time. God be with us throughout these last days. It hurts my heart that someone who believes in late term abortions will be leading our nation.... I wish that he could feel what I feel each month as I try to concieve. Please just Pray fellow Christians!

Happy Fourth of July and A Prayer Request

HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY .... a day late! Thank you to all of our service men and women who fight or have fought for our freedom. I Pray that we, as a nation, do not take this freedom for granted. We can turn God's blessings into a curse as much of the world is doing today. Let's stand strong and not continue in that path as Christians.

Also, please Pray for my bestie Kim's little boy Lucas. He had a second seizure last night and he isn't even 3 yet. Pray that he'll be ok and not have anymore of these and that they will be able to get some answers as to why it keeps happening. And Pray for my other bestie Tina who just lost her precious, furry friend Sampson.

I hope George Carlin Changed His Mind....

My second article on entertainment current events in two days, that in itself shows the end is near. I really didn't know much about George Carlin so I sat down today and clicked on a couple of YouTube videos of him and his comedy routines. How sad! In the majority of them, he not only dismisses Christianity but even goes as far as to make fun of my Savior. I Pray that he changed his mind before he met his end because if not I'm sure he heard all those words that he had said and regretted their presence ever being upon his lips. I also Pray that anyone who followed him opens their eyes to see that God is real and that Jesus does exist! I Pray that they come to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ. My, my how we need to Pray for our nation and world.

How Sad These Times Are...

Ruslana Korshunova

I was checking some stuff out today on my Myway page and saw the news of a super model who jumped from her apartment and committed suicide. I thought to myself, how sad to have the whole world by the coat tails and yet be so void of real love, Jesus' love. The saddest part is that this is how our world is today. Everyone is looking for something to fill the void in their soul and they are finding that nothing can fill it. Jesus is the only one who can.

Proverbs 3:5-6 (King James Version)

5Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

6In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

America the Amazing.... Gerald R. Ford is laid to rest after a 6 day state funeral.

After watching the final moments of the state funeral for President Gerald R. Ford I was reminded, once again, just how amazing our wonderful nation is.

God has truly blessed America and we so easily forget it. How beautiful it was to watch President Ford be honored with a beautiful flag draped across his casket while folks passed through the capital rotunda to pay their respects.


How astonishing it was to watch his casket be carried to his burial site on his museum grounds by the soldiers who so carefully honored him by following their duties eloquently.





Amazing to see the 21 gun salute and the 21 jet planes fly overhead to honor President Ford. More amazing, the parallels to our precious Heavenly Father's number of perfection 7. When we use that number of perfection and multiply it by the Triune number of our Godhead (God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit... 3) we get 21. Is it coincidental? I think not.


It's all in God's plan to bless America for honoring and standing up for Israel. Thank God we have a Godly, Christian president President George W. Bush, who is continuing to follow God's lead in leading our country. As sad as it is that we have soldiers dying and that we are still at war, America is doing the right thing. God's holy word proves it and I fear what will happen to our nation when the next Presidential election is held. Lord help us!


I leave you with a biography of Gerald R. Ford from The White House website.

Gerald R. Ford
When Gerald R. Ford took the oath of office on August 9, 1974, he declared, "I assume the Presidency under extraordinary circumstances.... This is an hour of history that troubles our minds and hurts our hearts."
It was indeed an unprecedented time. He had been the first Vice President chosen under the terms of the Twenty-fifth Amendment and, in the aftermath of the Watergate scandal, was succeeding the first President ever to resign.
Ford was confronted with almost insuperable tasks. There were the challenges of mastering inflation, reviving a depressed economy, solving chronic energy shortages, and trying to ensure world peace.
The President acted to curb the trend toward Government intervention and spending as a means of solving the problems of American society and the economy. In the long run, he believed, this shift would bring a better life for all Americans.
Ford's reputation for integrity and openness had made him popular during his 25 years in Congress. From 1965 to 1973, he was House Minority Leader. Born in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1913, he grew up in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He starred on the University of Michigan football team, then went to Yale, where he served as assistant coach while earning his law degree. During World War II he attained the rank of lieutenant commander in the Navy. After the war he returned to Grand Rapids, where he began the practice of law, and entered Republican politics. A few weeks before his election to Congress in 1948, he married Elizabeth Bloomer. They have four children: Michael, John, Steven, and Susan.
As President, Ford tried to calm earlier controversies by granting former President Nixon a full pardon. His nominee for Vice President, former Governor Nelson Rockefeller of New York, was the second person to fill that office by appointment. Gradually, Ford selected a cabinet of his own.
Ford established his policies during his first year in office, despite opposition from a heavily Democratic Congress. His first goal was to curb inflation. Then, when recession became the Nation's most serious domestic problem, he shifted to measures aimed at stimulating the economy. But, still fearing inflation, Ford vetoed a number of non-military appropriations bills that would have further increased the already heavy budgetary deficit. During his first 14 months as President he vetoed 39 measures. His vetoes were usually sustained.
Ford continued as he had in his Congressional days to view himself as "a moderate in domestic affairs, a conservative in fiscal affairs, and a dyed-in-the-wool internationalist in foreign affairs." A major goal was to help business operate more freely by reducing taxes upon it and easing the controls exercised by regulatory agencies. "We...declared our independence 200 years ago, and we are not about to lose it now to paper shufflers and computers," he said.
In foreign affairs Ford acted vigorously to maintain U. S. power and prestige after the collapse of Cambodia and South Viet Nam. Preventing a new war in the Middle East remained a major objective; by providing aid to both Israel and Egypt, the Ford Administration helped persuade the two countries to accept an interim truce agreement. Detente with the Soviet Union continued. President Ford and Soviet leader Leonid I. Brezhnev set new limitations upon nuclear weapons.
President Ford won the Republican nomination for the Presidency in 1976, but lost the election to his Democratic opponent, former Governor Jimmy Carter of Georgia.
On Inauguration Day, President Carter began his speech: "For myself and for our Nation, I want to thank my predecessor for all he has done to heal our land." A grateful people concurred.
For more information about President Ford, please visit the Gerald R. Ford Library and Museum