The date was July 9, 1755. It was the French and Indian war. Basically, a battle of the French against the British, where the Americans sided with the British, and the Indians sided with the French. A two-hour battle ensued. While riding to the French Fort Duquesne, and only seven miles from the fort, now known a Pittsburgh, the British and Americans rode into an ambush by the French and Indians. A 23-year-old rider was tasked with riding “. . . to and fro on the battlefield, delivering the general’s orders to other officers and troops.” “Of the eighty-six British and American officers, sixty-three were casualties.” “At the end of two hours, 714 of the 1300 British and American troops had been shot down; only 30 of the French and Indians had been shot.” The only officer still on horseback who was not shot down, was this 23-year-old man. “The next day, [this man] wrote a letter to his family explaining that after the battle was over, he had taken off his jacket and had found four bullet holes through it, yet not a single bullet had touched him; several horses had been shot from under him, but he had not been harmed. He told them: ‘By the all powerful dispensations of Providence, I have been protected beyond all human probability or expectation’. [He] openly acknowledged that God’s hand was upon him, that God had protected him and kept him through that battle.”
“However, the story does not stop here. Fifteen years later, in 1770 – now a time of peace – [this same young man] and a close personal friend, Dr. James Craik, returned to those same Pennsylvania woods. An old Indian chief from far away, having heard that [he] had come back to those woods, traveled a long way just to meet with him. He sat down with [the young man], and face-to-face over a council fire, the chief told [the young man] that he had been a leader in that battle fifteen years earlier, and that he had instructed his braves to single out all the officers and shoot them down. [The young man] had been singled out, and the chief explained that he personally had shot at [him] seventeen different times, but without effect. Believing [him] to be under the care of the Great Spirit, the chief instructed his braves to cease firing at him. He then told [the young man]: ‘I have traveled a long and weary path that I might see the young warrior of the great battle . . . . I am come to pay homage to the man who is the particular favorite of Heaven, and who can never die in battle’.” (josephsmithfoundation.org.)
This man went on to serve in the Revolutionary War but lost more battles than he won. Others wanted him replaced, calling him ineffective. He even had others planning for his assassination. Against many odds, this young man became a leader, serving as a general in the Revolutionary War, standing about six feet two inches tall and weighing about 200 pounds, truly a giant among his peers. You may know him by his name. He became the first President of our United States. He has become known as the “father of our Country.” This young man’s name was George Washington. Had it not been for this “young man”, and God’s hand protecting him, we may today be living under British rule, and not being able to enjoy the FREEDOM and LIBERTY that we currently enjoy, protected by our Constitution and Bill of Rights.
We started our blog today with the title “FIVE BULLET HOLES and the course of our Republic.” So, you ask us, “Washington had four bullet holes in his uniform, why did you mention ‘five’.” Few men stand head and shoulders above others, having the fortitude, wisdom, and vision to lead a nation to become greatest among all others. Washington was the first, but what we witnessed on Saturday, July 13, was a man standing tall, taking a bullet hole in his ear. This was the “fifth bullet hole” which we referenced at the beginning of our blog. The previous President of the United States has not won every battle he has had to fight. He has been hindered by opposing forces at nearly every turn. The opposition has spied upon him from the very beginning, has used the “administrative state”, unelected bureaucrats, to foil many of his efforts and programs to make our Nation safer, more unified, while lifting the down-trodden out of poverty and into prosperity. They have charged him in national and state courts, with contrive, bogus charges, in hopes of imprisoning him for hundreds of years. They have attempted to remove him from ballots in an attempt to prevent citizens their right to vote for him. They have brought unproven charges against him and have taken millions of dollars away from his estate, even desiring to remove from him his ownership of properties. They have used a two-tier justice system to try and bring him down. They have called him every evil name they can think of and in fact congressional leaders and most of the media have used inflammatory language raising unfounded accusations leading opposing forces to anger to the point of violence. Finally, they have failed to assassinate him, leaving him with the “fifth bullet hole” in the ear we referenced earlier. And still, this man stands tall for our Nation.
We live in a very special Nation. Unique in its founding principles, based on ages of previous wisdom, formulated under the direction of Godly men and women. At FREEDOMGOFORTH.COM, we believe that the hand of God was a work to protect the previous President of the United States from the assassination attempt on July 13. God is at work in our lives and in the life of our Nation. We will close with the following text found in Romans 13: 1-5.
Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Would you have no fear of the one who is in authority? Then do what is good, and you will receive his approval, for he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, an avenger who carries out God’s wrath on the wrongdoer. Therefore one must be in subjection, not only to avoid Gods wrath but also for the sake of conscience.”
We are privileged to live in this Nation where FREEDOM and LIBERTY are for all legal citizens to enjoy and protect. We are God’s earthly instruments to be and do good. To be silent is not our job, but our job is to speak boldly and proudly and to proclaim eternal salvation to those who believe. “Fight! Fight! Fight!” for our Nation’s survival. Our Nation was founded with God’s providential hand at work, and our Nation is now witnessing His hand once again in the providential care provided to our last President of the United States. Do your part, however small and ineffectual it may seem to be, for our Creator works in mysterious ways, sometimes using processes and humans in ways we could never imagine, let alone orchestrate.