"...I have named you, though you have not known Me..." (Isaiah 45)

[BCN does not endorse any particular candidate or party, the following is an excerpt of an http://www.charismanews.com/opinion/57024-will-god-now- use-donald-trump-for-his-plans-and-purposes - opinion piece for consideration by Steve Strang of Charisma News] With Ted Cruz dropping out of the presidential race this week, I now shift my loyalty and support to Donald Trump. As I wrote about the election, over time, I was always careful to mention the things that I liked about Donald Trump. There is no need for me here to re-articulate some of my concerns. (Photo by Jim Bourg/Reuters/via Charisma News)

I was fascinated to talk to Lance Wallnau, a respected Charismatic minister, who believes that God is raising up Donald Trump in the same way the he raised up Cyrus in Isaiah 45:4-5.
 
"For Jacob My servant's sake and Israel My chosen one, I have even called you by your name; I have named you, though you have not known Me. I am the Lord and there is no other; there is no God besides Me. I strengthen you, though you have not known Me ..." (MEV).
 
What a concept! We know our nation is in a very critical situation. We know that God has raised up leaders in the past. In fact, I feel this is so important I interviewed Lance for an edition of The Strang Report on the Charisma Podcast Network. He reminded me that Abraham Lincoln was no darling of the Conservative Christians of the time. In the day of Charles Finney, when there were many devout Christians in America, Abraham Lincoln did not even proclaim to belong to any specific denomination. Yet, he was a God-fearing man and frequently quoted the Bible in public speeches during his presidency.
 
In the darkest days of World War II, England chose Winston Churchill, who was a profane drinker.
 
"In their period of time, neither Winston Churchill nor Abraham Lincoln were the darling of revivalists or evangelicals," Wallnau said in our interview. "Churchill was a bloviating, cigar-smoking politician whose opinions were frequently offensive and whose judgment was faulty. Looking back at history, he was the Cyrus for Great Britain that defeated the Nazi spirit in Adolf Hitler. ... With Lincoln, here's a man that wouldn't even identify himself as a pew-sitting Believer; unthinkable. But, he became the most Bible-quoting man in office."

This is an interesting and somewhat confusing electoral season. I investigated...

Continue reading http://www.charismanews.com/opinion/57024-will-god-now- use-donald-trump-for-his-plans-and-purposes - here .

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