A while ago, we added a short bit about President Clinton to the WebSite. In the meantime it has been picked up my Meri Burlingame and recirculated via the RiverMail mailing list with her comments. And lastly the following excellent commentary was added by Nola Smith in the Rivermail list. We now present the three items together as they appeared in Rivermail. [Bill Somers]
From: "[Rivermail]" sdayton@northwest.com
Subject: President Clinton
From: glenn/nola smith nola@worldaccessnet.com
Subject: [ President Clinton]
Hi,
Did you guys see this on your discussion lists, I just keep coming back to it and crying, Mercy, Lord, Mercy on us. Click on and read it before you read the rest of this. The Lord said this same word to our Wed. a.m. intercessory prayer group six months ago and we got on our faces before God about it.
At that moment, the Lord told me that I had judged President Clinton in my heart for his adulteries and possible connections to murders on his way to the Presidency, not to mention his support of numerous legislations that were harmful to our freedoms. He reminded me that I had said, "crimes or even suspicion of behavior like that would have put a President right out of office 50 years ago" and I had thought, "how can a man with character like that have a right to lead a nation? He should be impeached and imprisoned for his sins!"
And the Lord said to me, "My chosen King of Israel, the man after My own heart, David, committed both adultery AND murder WHILE HE WAS IN OFFICE, and he was living under the Law - he should have been stoned to death for both sins. I didn't even abide by My own Law, did I?? I exposed him through the prophet and he repented, and I did not have him "impeached", imprisoned or executed for his sins. I forgave him and allowed him to CONTINUE his position. I had anointed him to be the King of Israel, he was my sovereign choice! Though he suffered consequences for his actions (violence and wars against his nation during his reign, AND he didn't get to build the temple as planned, his son did), he continued to reign as King, and was the primary reflection of My Son under the Old Covenant.."
I answered, yes, Lord that's true. He said, "Would you have judged my decision to allow David to continue as king?" Of course I wouldn't! (well, I HOPE I wouldn't have!) "Then do not judge My decision to allow Mr. Clinton to continue to be President of the U.S. If I have chosen (or if I do in the future) to confront him, he repents and I forgive him SECRETLY AND YOU NEVER FIND OUT ABOUT IT, is that OK with you, Miss Nola???"
Enuf said. I began groaning and weeping and bowing and continued in intercession for a good deal of time. It was as though water just WASHED over my heart of judgement and changed it from stone to flesh. A renewing and refreshing came to my mind that has remained to this day.
In the months since, the Lord has had me to forgive every left-wing or liberal or criminal politician or lobbyist or lobby organization that annoyed me, and has had me ask Him to bless them. In August He spoke three LOUD, DISTINCT WORDS to my heart: "Forgive America, Nola" My heart has so softened by forgiving America FROM MY HEART, and even the people of America for voting in bad law and voting out good law, that I feel like a new person. I can see promise and hope in just about any politician I see on T.V. or hear on the radio now, and my whole outlook on my country has changed. I see the good things they say and forgive what they say that is error, and often I can see through the error to the good motives behind what they believe in error. Then I have pity because "they know not what they are doing". The world is trying very, very hard to make things right and fair, they want "community" and "love" to happen, they just don't know they're going about it entirely from the wrong direction!
Guess who He is working on me to bless, understand, and pray for now? - So Damn Insane, 'scuse me, I mean Saddam Hussein. Remember when Nebucchadnezer (sp?) went mad for seven years then came to his senses when he realized God is sovereign? Hmmm...madman...insanity...elevated himself above God....did not recognize God as Lord of him...but God restored him to his political position. This was the same guy that threw Shadrack, Meschak and Under-the-bed-we-go into the fiery furnace. Now THAT ALONE should have gotten him impeached. He did some pretty wicked things, but he PERIODICALLY acknowledged God and called his nation to leave their idols and serve the God of Daniel. Between his wickedness, and even DURING IT, God was glorified.
President Clinton may very well be
another King David in the making. Saddam Hussein may be a madman on his
way to understanding Who God really is. Are we OK with that?? Lord, help
us to pray and to bless them both.
Love,
Nola
Subject: President Clinton
From: revival-fire@xc.org
(Meri Burlingame)
Originally from: Meri Burlingame <cmjhburl@myhome.net>
Originally dated: Fri, 14 Nov 97 01:57:01
-0800
President Clinton
God is calling His church to a higher
level than we have been on before. Some of us still don't hear that call
and are still operating on those lower levels according to our fleshly
understanding. How often have I heard men in the pulpit today. .men of
renown refer to President Clinton with words of disrespect. Braindead,
was what one well known TV evangelist and bible teacher called our President.
Other comments that refer not to his policies or his morals, but to his
person are regularly made. And yet God would call us up higher...and are
we listening. The same is true of congregational and church leadership....we
can discuss differences, we can discuss issues...and their meaning...but
we are called unto honor and respect for all men...be they leaders or the
lowest of skid row bums. For each is valued in the eyes of God as seen
through the blood of the Lamb. May this Word bless your heart!
Meri Burlingame
A Word concerning Clinton
by Larry Randolph
quoted from a message taped 1-25-97
In May of this past year, I said: "God,
is Bill Clinton going to be elected again this year.?"
He said "Yes".
I said, "You're kidding me, God, you're
giving him another chance!
He said "No, I'm giving the Church
another chance."
I said "To do what?"
He said "To do what they didn't do
the first term?"
I said "What's that?"
He said "Pray for their leaders, and
quit cursing them!"
Taken from William Somer's site: End Time Prophetic Vision http://www.eatel.net/~wsomers/
Meri Burlingame
cmjhburl@myhome.net
The Prophetic Resource Page:
http://landru.myhome.net/cmjhburl/Resource.html
John 9:4 We must work the works of him who sent me, while it is day; night cometh, when no man can work.
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