| (Copyright 09-26-2024) by Eddie Hyatt (Grapevine, Texas) |
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 Is Donald Trump being shielded and protected by God? Many believe he is, and so does he. In a recent speech, he said, “And God has spared my life.” He then paused and looking heavenward said, “It must have been God; thank You, not once but twice.” It is not far-fetched to think that God has spared Trump from the assassins’ bullets. If God does have a strategic role for Trump to play in America at this time, then we should expect both a demonically inspired hatred toward him and God’s providential protection. The Bible is filled with accounts of God delivering his people from those who would do them harm. History is also filled with accounts of people praising God for providentially sparing their lives. One of those was none other than George Washington, America’s first president. Washington Providentially Protected As a young man of 23, Washington was recruited by the British General Braddock to be a guide for the British in their trek through the wilderness to take Fort Duquesne from the French and Indians. Braddock recruited him because of his knowledge of the ways of the wilderness and the American Indians. Washington had acquired this knowledge in his work as a surveyor of wilderness territory. However, he found his advice for traveling through the wilderness and dealing with the Indians ignored by Braddock who considered him a young, upstart colonist. But when an ambush occurred and Braddock himself was wounded, Washington took charge and organized an orderly retreat while at the same time putting his own life at risk, rescuing the many wounded and placing them in wagons. During this time, two horses were shot out from under him and his clothes were shredded with bullets. He emerged unscathed and gave glory to God, saying, “I was saved by the miraculous care of Providence that saved me beyond human expectation.” God’s Protection Confirmed Fifteen years later, in 1770, Washington had a cordial visit with an old Indian chief who was on the opposite side in that battle. In the meeting, the old chief told Washington and those present how they were supernaturally thwarted from killing him. Gesturing toward Washington, he said to those present, Our rifles were leveled—rifles which, but for him, knew not how to miss. Twas all in vain; a power far mightier than we shielded him from harm . . . The Great Spirit protects that man and guides his destinies. He will become chief of nations, and a people yet to be born will hail him the founder of a mighty nation (Hyatt, America’s Revival Heritage (Second Edition), 73). Indeed, there were so many providential incidents of protection surrounding Washington that his reputation in this regard was spread abroad. For example, the Lutheran pastor, Henry Muhlenberg, whose church was situated next to Valley Forge during the Revolutionary War, said of Washington, It appears that the Lord God has singularly, yea marvelously, preserved him in the midst of countless perils . . . and hath hitherto held him in His hand as His chosen vessel (Hyatt, 1726: The Year that Defined America, 115). God is Not Finished with America, with Donald Trump, or with You Only God can save America, but He uses people, and I am convinced that He has a strategic role for Trump to play in this regard. The Church must play the primary role for only an Awakened Church can restore morality, reason, and common sense to our corrupted culture. “If My people . . .” is still Heaven’s condition for national healing. Trump is important in a secondary political role for he is probably the only politician at this time with the courage to stand up to the woke mob and Marxist radicals who are bent on fundamentally transforming America. I will, therefore, continue to pray for Divine protection for Trump and I will vote for him in November. Not only Trump, but God has spared all our lives in ways we do not know, because He still has need of us. Let us, therefore, stand strong in our faith and continue to pray for another Great Awakening to roll across this land like a giant tsunami wave. He has spared us all for a reason–His reason! America’s future is at stake and I am convinced that we have come to the kingdom for such a time as this. —————————————————————————————————- See Eddie Hyatt’s other articles at: Hyatt, Eddie – Church of God, Bismarck (church-of-god-bismarck.org) Reprinted with permission from: God’s Word to Women http://www.godswordtowomen.org/ —————————————————————————————————– |
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