The Day Time Ended

The pendulum of passing history occasionally pauses and brands an event, as if it were frozen in time; George Washington at the Battle of Yorktown and Stonewall Jackson at the Battle of First Manassas, both stand immortalized for all the ages yet to come.  Moments when men stood gallantly against tyranny!  Like a huge oak tree standing strong against the wind, these fleeing episodes become milestones of our heritage and culture.  As if upon a mountain surveying the rolling valleys spread out to the far ends of the horizon, we of our generation look back upon our history in awe.  For we stand on the shoulders of giants, thereby the view seems so inspiring.  Yet the day arrives, when we must come down from the mountain, and that special moment of glory becomes ours to fulfill, and the heroes will be from among our own numbers.

But who is there that will ride before us, and lead 'this so great a people?'  "And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none." (Ezekiel 22:30).  But what are we to do, when the giants are on the opposing side, and we stand with our meager forces?   And there he stood across the valley; high upon a mountain, Goliath of Gath, whose heights was six cubits and a span (9 ft 6 in).  His armor alone weighs more then most men and behind him stood all the legions of the Philistine Empire.

We have among our numbers only a little Shepard boy, come into our camp as a messenger, carrying food supplies for our meager forces.  As Goliath approaches, our small force flees before him, yet it took our little shepherd boy, to ask the right question. "...Who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the Living God?" (I Samuel 17:27).  Who is it that will speak and act upon such words in our time?  And little David, only a lad, spoke to his brethren, who even now stood in fear before these assembled masses just across the valley.  "What have I now done?  Is there not a cause?" (Verse 26), spoke King Saul, himself seeking for answers, as to how to subdue this colossus of a man, as well as the armies of the Philistines, so he sent for little David, who was but an humble Shepard boy.

Notice he didn't send for the mighty men, or those who walk the halls of power, but a little Shepherd boy.  "And David said to Saul, Let no man's heart fail because of him; thy servant will go and fight with this Philistine." (Verse 31).  The spectacle would have been amazing to see; just a ruddy little boy, who would take on such a task, a task that struck fear into hearts of the mightiest warriors in King Saul's army.  Now what did little David choose as weapons against this giant, but "five smooth stones” out of the brook, and he put them in his shepherd's bag which he had.... his sling was in his hand, as he drew near the Philistine." (Verse 40).

The similarity today, would be like unto a Southern Country Boy with only a 22 gage-hunting rifle, good for hunting rabbits, standing against a modern fully armed Abrams Battle Tank, a computerized tank having laser guided shells and night vision.  Also having the capability of striking targets at the far reaches of the horizons, and surrounded by the combined armies of the Yankee Empire.  Then imagine if you will, this young Southern Boy walking across the battlefield with his trusty 22, surveying the situation, looking for a weakness in the armor of this enormous battle tank.  The ‘little Southern Boy’ with nothing but 22 gage shells, rustic farm shoes and all, perhaps weighing maybe 100 pounds fully equipped.

Yet with the boldness of a warrior he cries out, "Who are these pagan Yankees, that they would defy the armies of the living God?"  The giants of our time like most our modern Yankees Forces would laugh, and understandably so, at what they would see as foolish bravery.  A moment of glory wrought by Almighty God through little David was frozen in time!  A small Shepherd Boy, with only a sling and five smooth stones, as the situation unfolded, he made use of but one of his five smooth stones and brought down the Philistine Giant, nearly four times his weight.  Little David ask of King Saul, so long ago; "Is they’re not a cause?"  So I ask each of you today; do we not have a cause?  Is it not our Confederate Cause still just and honorable, as stated by our beloved President Jefferson Davis?

My fellow brethren, whether you prefer to be addressed as Confederate, Ally, Friend or some other title: I have faith in the Almighty God, creator of heaven and earth, as did our forefathers and foremothers.  This very faith was expressed in the preamble of our own Confederate States Constitution, where it says "...invoking the favor and guidance of Almighty God...”  Words drafted at the foundations of this Confederacy!  The passing years under occupation and subjugation have not lessoned 'The Cause' or the urgency of an ultimate Confederate Victory.  The leaders and heroes we seek, are they not already among us?

Do not these future heroes of the Confederacy await a moment and a time, wherein they will step out from the crowd, "...make up the hedge, and stand in the gap..."  Indeed it is my faith and conviction, that an hour has already been marked on the calendar of the Divine Providence of Almighty God.  There is indeed an hour, which is even now at the door, when the pendulum of history will once again pause, and freeze a moment in the memory of our people.  Yet another moment of glory!  Perhaps we might join together in prayer, each in your own way, and in your own place, "Our precious Lord and Heavenly Master.

We come before you in thanksgiving, for those blessings you have bestowed upon the Confederate People, our history, heritage, culture and nation.  Precious Lord, you’ve given us all those things needful for life and health, especially in behalf of those men and women of honor, honesty, integrity and nobility, which in your grace and mercy, you have sent among us as an example.  We come before you O Lord, humbly seeking, that you might quicken the day, wherein that special moment of glory of which we speak, will once again be manifest among our numbers.  That by your will alone, we might restore upon this land, a society and a nation, which will be worthy of your good graces.

We look forward to that special day wherein our people will once more be free and independent of occupation, subjugation and cultural genocide.  Not by our own strengh, but by they word, that you alone O Lord, will receive the glory!  Hasten that hour O Lord, wherein our just and honorable cause will be vindicated by thy grace and mercy; let it begin with a very special moment of glory, wrought by your own divine providence.   In Thy precious name and for your Glory O’Lord, Amen and Amen!"

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