Timothy Birdnow

Is this a real revival or just scared Americans fearing the Tribulation for now? We may well slide back into the cesspool at any time.

Here’s Why U.S. Bible Sales are Booming

According to the Wall Street Journal Bible sales are up 22%.

Can America truly restore what was lost? Time will tell.

The U.S. has had Divine protection from the beginning. George Washington recognized this during the Revolution, stating:

" By the all-powerful dispensations of Providence, I have been protected beyond all human probability and expectation; for I had four bullets through my coat, and two horses shot under me, yet escaped unhurt, altho' death was levelling my companions on every side. "

He also escaped the trap laid for him by Benedict Arnold, who was going to surrender West Point to the British to coincide with a visit by his good friend Washington (and they planned to hang him as a traitor). It was the purest of "coincidences"; highwaymen robbed a traveler who turned out to be a British agent carrying correspondence from Arnold and they turned it over to a local commander (they sympathized with the Patriots) who, being closer to Washington than West Point, handed it over to Washington, who naturally gave it a casual glance. He exclaimed "My God! Arnold's turned traitor!" and subsequently vowed to hang him from the nearest tree. To this day the U.S. government is forbidden from writing the words "benedict arnold" in any capacity - he's been erased from our history. Even at Saratoga where he won the day he is only referred to as "a young American officer".

The victory at Yorktown was an act of Providence; Washington was there and Wellington worked out a nearly foolproof plan to win the war once and for all. He landed at Yorktown, a flat, sandy peninsula between the James and Susquehanna rivers. The plan had the British navy sailing up the rivers and cutting Washington off, closing his escape so Wellington could cut him to pieces. But the British Navy failed to sail from Halifax; their commander became terribly ill with dysentery,and they replaced him with a doddering old admiral who delayed the fleet. In that time the French moved their fleet up from the West Indies and sailed into the rivers, putting Wellington into the very trap he laid for Washington.

Interestingly enough Washington didn't even realize it and wanted to move north to attack New York City again. The French had to tell him he had won the war.

And there were multiple other things; eerie fogs forming just when Washington needed, hiding his forces so they could retreat and fight another day, for instance. There was the strange lethargy that came over almost all the British commanders who just wouldn't pursue Washington. I could go on but it was clear to Washington and many others America was not founded by Americans but by God Himself.

Then there was the War of 1812.

The British seized and burned Washington and rued the day; they were attacked by completely unbelievable events - a tornado went right through their camp. There was an eerie fog, and even some hail. They RETREATED from Washington without a shot being fired at them! The British truly believed God Himself fought in our favor.

Despite our losing most of the battles in that war we ended up pretty much winning it.

These types of events a strewn throughout our history. This prompted Otto Von Bismarck to famously state:

'God has a special providence for fools, drunkards, and the United States of America.'

But we have grown apostate and God has been withdrawing His providence in recent years. That is why we keep losing wars we should win, and why we suffered with such terrible leaders as Obama and Biden and watched the disasters of the Afghan withdrawal

Hopefully we learned our lesson and are at the point of a major spiritual revival.

2 Chronicles 7:14

"…if my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.”

One would hope that is in the offing now. If not we may have a short spring and winter will then never end.

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