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From: Bob Heiser (w7ikt fly-web.us)
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| Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2016 15:32:53 -0700 (PDT) | |
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Interesting prospective! Is Trump
good for America ? I mentioned Sunday that I would speak on
this next week. Unfortunately, I felt I was shoehorning this
topic into my planned message. To properly present what I
want to speak on Sunday, I may have to leave the Donald out of
it! Let me take a minute for those that wonder and give some
thoughts. When I
first heard that DT was entering the race last year, I told my
wife that I felt that it was a good thing for the party and
America . I knew that he was not a "saint," but I knew that
he would be like a bull in a china shop. He is a disrupter
and I believe America could use a fresh thinker especially in
the political arena. I didn't think he would get the
nomination, but felt it would shake up politics as usual. I
was correct on the shaking up part. Lance
Wallnau likens him to a biblical Cyrus. Someone who is
dynamically used of God even though not perceived by many as a
God follower. God has used many people in history that I
would probably not like or agree with. I’m not sure I would
have liked the disciples, or David, or Moses. Somehow, God
did not seem compelled to consult with me! I have
always liked Winston Churchill. He is seen as one of the
greatest national leaders in the 20th century. Last year, I
had the privilege of going through the War Museum in London
. Winston is a key feature. His life is controversial. He
was not always celebrated as a great leader. He was a
bombastic, cigar smoking, at times crude, even misogynistic
leader. It is alleged that he told off color stories to his
children before bedtime! A woman once told him he was
disgustingly drunk. His response was "My dear, you are
disgustingly ugly, but tomorrow I shall be sober and you will
still be ugly!" There
are many websites that discuss the outlandish comments and
activities of this great world leader. He had exactly what
was needed to stop Hitler at the Channel, to rouse a nation
to never give up and to partner with America to find final
victory in Europe . You wouldn't want him as your pastor,
maybe not even your father, but he was the right leader for
that moment in England 's history. Such a brazen man that
would go up to the roof of his quarters in central London and
smoke cigars as Hitler’s air force bombed all around him.
I’m not sure I would have voted for him....but he was the
right man. I think
it would be awesome to have a righteous leader, that
understood the intricacies of the economy, health care,
defense, immigration, with great sensitivity to religious
institutions, a heart for the poor, a vision for the future.
If that leader was a praying person, formidable in the word
of God and loved the local church, I would rejoice! I do not
think that is the choice we will have in November.
Instead....we will look for someone who is imperfect, yet will
fit the times we are living in. Particularly, that ‘whoever’
we vote for, it will be someone who might possibly have the
opportunity to appoint up to three supreme court justices.
That could shape our culture in America for the next 30
years...radically. The America of our grandchildren could be
very different....and that may not be good. We cannot stay
still. A non-vote is a passive vote for a direction we may
regret. So....is
DT good for America ? I honestly believe that he has been
already. He has shaken the political system. Do his
comments offend me? At times. Do I agree with all he says?
Not at all. Is he a “Cyrus” that is being raised up by God
to preserve America ? Time will tell. --
God Bless, Bob (W7IKT) & Carol (N5CBQ) Heiser Shaving the way to Conquer Kid's Cancer |
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