September 2005

Dear Partner,

At the time of this writing, Hurricane Katrina has brought havoc throughout Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida and the eastern part of the United States. People are homeless, foodless and some with loss of family. Gas and food prices are rising rapidly. Polarization is the established and accepted order of the day (ethnicly, politically, religously and socially).

The church is coming to its knees before God. Praises will be going up. True love, compassion, unity and reality will find their way into the heart of the church. Jesus Christ of Nazareth is Lord over the Church. Keep that in mind. It will help to keep it sound. The President of the United States, George W. Bush, is a man. He is subject to make mistakes as any other man. Our job is not to criticize him or think of him more highly than we ought. One extreme is as bad as the other. However, our job is to pray for him to receive wisdom and knowledge.

God spoke to King Abimelech about taking Sarah, Abraham's wife (Gen 20:3). He was given an option to restore her or die (Gen 20:7). He restored Sarah along with some gifts to Abraham (Gen 20:14). Abraham prayed for Abimelech. God healed Abimelech, his wife, his maid-servants; and they bore children. The Lord had closed all of the wombs of Abimelech's house because of Sarah (Gen 20:17-18). Fear drove Abraham and Sarah into lying. They involved the King. I don't believe any God-fearing man would desire for his wife to have sex with another man. Nevertheless, after Abraham gave her away, I believe he went to God and poured out his heart for God to speak to Abimelech. If God would speak to a heathen king, how much more will he speak to a believing president.

The Lord Jesus spoke to Paul about persecuting the Church (Acts 9:1-5). The encounter that Paul had with the Lord came as a result of believers praying. They were in a place where they could hear from Jesus (Acts 9:10-20).

I believe it is scriptural to ask Jesus to talk to President George W. Bush about restoring the land to Israel and not taking any more. We, as believers, desire and pray for the peace of Jerusalem because it is His desire. The encounter can be good for him, the nation and the world.

There are some natural things that we can do to help with the recovery effort of Hurrican Katrina. Feed the Children, out of Oklahoma City, has been taking food and clothing. They have already had trucks in Tulsa collecting provisions. There are other organizations and churches involved in the restoration of the devastated areas.

Don't become anxious about any of this, but pray and be at peace. What and how you are to be involved will flood your heart. Let the peace of God rule in your heart.

I love you,

George Moss