A visitor to the White House
during the days of the Civil War said:
"I had been spending
three weeks in the White House with Mr. Lincoln as his guest. One night - it
was just after the battle of Bull Run - I was restless & could not sleep.
It was coming near to the dawn of the day, when I heard low tones proceeding
from a private room where the President slept. The door was partly open.
Instinctively I walked in & there I saw a sight which I shall never forget.
It was the President
kneeling before an open Bible. The light was turned low in the room. His back
was toward me. I shall never forget his tones so piteous & so sorrowful:
'O Thou God, that heard
Solomon in the night when he prayed & cried for wisdom, hear me! I cannot
lead this people; I cannot guide the affairs of this nation without Thy help. I
am poor & weak & sinful. O God, thou didst hear Solomon when he cried
for wisdom - hear me & save this nation.'
God heard & He answered
him then & there. Will He not answer today?"
- Christian Beacon. -
(moreillustrations.com)
“To preserve our blessed
land we must look to God….It is time to realize that we need God more than He
needs us….We also have His promise that we could take to heart with regard to
our country, that ‘If my people, which are called by my name shall humble
themselves, and pray and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then
will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin, and will heal their
land.’’’ (2 Chro 7:14) - Ronald Reagan.
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