Nixon @ noon August 9, 1974

Nixon @ noon August 9, 1974
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"Even youths grow tired and weary and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint." Isaiah 40:30-31
On this 31st anniversary of a man whom I admire and I am puzzled by at the same time.
Richard Milhous Nixon is a man who is the poster child of just how sin (specifically pride) can cause you to fall hard. He was humiliated in front of the world for his pride. Yet, at one point in his life he refused to let himself be remembered solely for his failure. Nixon spent his later years facing his choices and paying the consequences for them.
But, he knew there was something bigger then his past. He decided to seek out TRUTH, and that is when Billy Graham became his friend. Graham introduced Nixon to Christ and Nixon became a christian. HE GOT IT! Nixon realized that all the running he had done to escape his past - well, in front of God once he had asked forgiveness.... his past was clean and what God saw when he looked at Nixon was his child.
We are all capable of allowing sin to destroy us, but we are all capable of forgiveness. Thank you Richard Nixon for what you've taught me. Let this be encouragement to ALL of us who have failed, missed the mark, given up. If RMN can do it, you/I can too. Keep It Real!