Hi Simon,

I think the scriptures call us to be far more patriotic for
the kingdom of god than for our individual nations.   Thus
patiriotism for our nation should never condone evil done
by our nation.  Yet God continues to exercise sovereign
control over nations, and he raises them up and brings them
down.  I'm not patronizing you with the obvious.  I know
you know these foundational things.  I'm only setting up my
answer to your question, as follows:

I think that God is using our far-from-perfect nation to
judge a clear and positive evil in Saddam Hussein.  And I
pray that it will be done swiftly, with minimal casualties,
and with direct guidance and wisdom given to our leaders
from God.

I would find it very difficult to be neutral regarding
Saddam, though that leaves open the obvious question, "Then
why don't you trot your mighty army around the world,
cleaning up all the other evil leaders, America?"  

America can only answer, "It's not in the Providence of
God."

Terry Rayburn

--- simonpeter@... wrote:
> 
> 
> Dear Sounders,
> 
>     I'm curious how you serious saints out there have
> framed your prayers for 
> the combatants in the Middle East. 
> 
>     Do those of you from the states pray as if God is on
> your side as if this 
> war is a "just" war or do you pray with some sense of
> being neutral?
> 
>    Simon
> 
> PS,
>  I figured I might as well start utilizing associate.com
> (welovegod.org) seeing 
> that the moderators seem to have made their decision to
> leave InJesus.
> 
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