Two of the other ‘End Time’ ‘strands’ we have seen Father weave together and been borne out in our own experience have been Ireland and America, who have a shared destiny.
Yesterday Hilary and I became US citizens. We weren’t asked to surrender our U.K. passports, so I reckon we are now dual citizens on earth. Our more important citizenship is of course in heaven!
Gilbert who pipped us at the post having become a citizen a few months ago took the above photograph. After looking at my ‘Naturalization‘ certification he said, “You do know Dad that now from the US authorities point of view St. Paul (where the ceremony took place) is your (st. paul) birthplace, and today is your birthdate?”
It happened to be 27 years after we moved here, and 27 months after we applied for citizenship. As I have mentioned before this has been my ‘life number’
We had a momentary panic that morning because as I reread my letter at 8.40, I realized my ceremony had been scheduled in St. Paul for 8.45! We hurriedly jumped into the car for the 30 minute drive!. As we sped away Hilary looked at her letter. Her ceremony was scheduled for 9.45. When the two letters had arrived a few weeks before, I had opened her letter and then assumed my time was the same as hers…. not an hour earlier! When we did arrive the official reassured us saying, it was not a problem.
Father reminded me of St.Paul’s words, “Last of all, as though I had been born at the wrong time, I also saw him.” (1 Cor.15:8 LBT)
Although ‘humanly speaking’ I was an hour late, from heaven’s perspective, ………..everything had happened precisely when it was meant to!
I could sense the volunteers assisting at the ceremony were mainly middle aged, middle class, blue state (Democrat) white ladies. They were ‘excited’ about welcoming this internationally diverse group into the country, and were expecting the participants to be equally ‘excited’.
We had a mixture of responses. It seemed bizarre that we had to affirm we had not been involved in “prostitution, helping anyone enter the United States illegally, or trafficking in controlled substances”. Crimes which the President and his son of our new homeland between them have clearly been guilty of!
Committing to a ‘more perfect union‘ resonated in our spirits as we know we have come with knowledge of the One who alone can make this aspiration possible.
I felt an empathy for those dear Democrat ladies and their hospitable hearts, but realized that it is by speaking TRUTH in LOVE that we are to grow up in every way into maturity. Majoring on love and denying the truth is as dangerous as majoring in truth and denying the love.
The line from the song Easy Solutions came to mind where when the ‘abortionist’ stands before God he hears the words,
“Yes I know you meant well
But the way down to hell
Was paved with your good intentions.’
We ignore the truth of God expressed in his laws at our peril personally and as a nation.
Thankfully that was not the end of the song or the story. That song is more relevant today than ever. Check it out on Spotify : – )*
* The Ascent of the Bright Hostage.