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FROM THE HEART... from Page 2
moral standards, and even non-religious people knew the Lord’s Prayer. But, those days are from a long gone era!
I have traveled in missionary work in many areas around the world for the past 50 years, in country after country, always glad to return back to the good old U.S.A.
BUT... over the past six decades a “new America,” has gradually emerged that I don’t recognize. There was a general respect for authority, politicians were trusted, an America where the personal interests of political parties were far more important than the mere truth. Now everything seems to be thrown into the wind in Washington. All that matters is retaining control and forwarding a diabolical agenda that was unthinkable to our founding fathers.
Yes, there was a time in America when the good of the American people was uppermost in our congress and senate’s mind. This was a time when political parties were not drunk on power and bipartisanship was laid aside to work on bills that would bring the change to America that was need- ed at that hour.
I can’t help but think of all the hardship my great, great, great, great grandfather Reuben Ford endured back in the late 1700s. Morning after morning, he was in the saddle riding back and forth to the house of Burgees, to make sure that reli- gious freedom for all was included in the laws they passed and as the First Amendment was formed in the Bill of Rights.
No, I don’t believe Reuben ever envisioned a day would dawn in the new country he so dearly loved, where impartiality and fairness would be trampled under the feet of our lawmakers, as well as the Su- preme Court, and even by the common man.
Truth has not only fallen in our streets, mobs trample on it, while many of our elected officials wipe their shoes on it as well.
Where’s the concern for governing America with truth, integrity and principle??? Yes, in my lifetime, the focus of many of our politicians has changed! Now, life is not considered sacred, respect has flown, and dis- agreement does not bring discussion, cooperation and reasonable conclusions, but anger and revenge.
However, there is “light at the end of the tunnel.” Each of us can become an agent of change... “the change” that we must have for America to survive ...the change, to go back to the Biblical moral stan- dards ... the change, that to many of our politicians have ignored... the change, they have purposely placed on the back burner or killed... we, the peo- ple, have the power... at the ballot box.
GOD’S AGENDIA FOR THE CHURCH
God does have an agen- da for the Church during this Covid-19 Plague. He desires to utilize it to pre- pare the Body of Christ for His soon return.
However, although most ministers preach that there is only one event that must be ful- filled before Jesus can come back, (Matt. 24:14), there is actually more. Something else must happen before He can return.
Ephesians 5:27 states, That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and with- out blemish.
The bride of Christ must make herself ready (Rev19:7).
This process involves the Church ridding herself of every spot, wrinkle, and blemish so the Church can become a glorious Church!
The Lord cannot return until there is a “glorious Church” on this earth.
This is where we are now, my friend, allowing the blood of the Lamb to cleanse us of every sin so that our garments may be righteous unto the Lord.
It’s God’s agenda dur- ing this plague to refine
us and purify us until we stand in His righteousness, prepared for His glorious coming!!!
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Many Christians in the colonies felt they could no longer conduct their lives according to the dictates of the “govern- ment and its church.”
The revolution was looming on the horizon. Ford began to offer all of his as- sistance to the “revolutionaries” who were determined at any cost, to throw off the yoke of the “government and its church.”
Ford became a leader in working to se- cure liberty for all Christians who, because of conscience, felt they could not compro- mise their faith and follow a “government and its church” in a direction they believed was diametrically opposed to God’s Word.
It was Reuben Ford who was chosen by the churches in Virginia, to represent them at the House of Representatives.
It was because of Ford’s diplomatic skills and reasoning with the lawmakers that caused these unlawful bills to fail to pass.
Ford continually opposed these unjust laws, using all of his abilities and persuasive
powers to stop the persecution of Christians in the colonies.
On July 4, 1776, the end of the revolution was finally a reality. On this same day, Rev. Reuben Ford founded another church. All together he was instrumental in helping to establish five churches in Virginia. All five of these churches are still doing well today.
Many thought that with the end of the revolution that the colonists would finally be free of the shackles of England. It was thought by many that the government intervention against them would also cease. But it didn’t. Even after the revolution, Anglican ministers were still the only clergy members who were still legally able to marry couples.
In light of the new government’s restric- tions there was still much work today. As of yet, there was no bill of rights and the fledg- ling churches in Virginia were still facing government intervention ino their affairs.
Ford took the forefront in behalf of churches across Virginia, lobbying tirelessly at the General Assembly for complete religious freedom.
In 1779, Thomas Jefferson sought to answer the question of religious freedom when he issued his “Status for Religious Freedom,” but it still did not go far enough.
Ford and other ministers with him contin- ued to work diligently with the new national government to see changes were enacted that would provide ministers and churches, the rights and privileges that were due them.
It was noted in history that Reuben Ford, more than any other minister at that time, was instrumental in influencing the General Assembly for equal religious rights for all people in America.
Ford had the favor of the members
of the General Assembly because of his whole-hearted-support of the revolution- ary war. Ford had always been ready to assist the “rebels” with food, supplies and whatever else he could do to help them in overthrowing the English government.
It was Ford’s work with the General Assembly in 1785 that caused a law to be
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