It was quite the ordeal to get Ulysses Grant buried. Why? You might ask. Well, questions sometimes have tricky answers. Wouldn’t you agree?
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The Best and Worst Presidential Retirements
My retirement has arrived, and I wanted to check out how some of the presidents and Bible characters handled theirs.
He stepped into the Presidency to calm America down and to give her a positive vision of her future. This Bible character stood there, at the end of his life, realizing each of his steps had a purpose. Waking up to a new day is sometimes hard.
“It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man.” Psalm 118:8 KJV
Personally, for one of the few times in his life, I think this President lost his confidence in himself and what he was capable of doing. When you are talking to the Great Creator, it is often easy to forget He made everything, even confidence. Sometimes confidence gets broken because Faith and Trust forget about their older brother, Wisdom.
“Therefore I hated life; because the work that is wrought under the sun is grievous unto me: for all is vanity and vexation of spirit.” Ecclesiastes 2:17 KJV
According to Healthline, 16.2 million, or roughly 6.7% of American Adults suffer some sort of depression at least once in their lifetime. We will visit 3 Presidents and 3 Bible characters who may be depression candidates.
“For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.” Matthew 6:21 KJV
This future President believed an Indian attack was imminent. Usually the smoothed paved parts were once just gravel paths. The rest of the trip was uneventful, at least from what I remember of it.
“And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of the trumpet exceeding loud; so that all the people that was in the camp trembled.” Exodus 19:16 KJV
What was the gift for the President? We find that His smoke doesn’t fill our lungs with harmful chemicals but fills our hearts with joy and confidence. He made one of us kids sit in front of the hole so the salesman wouldn’t devalue the car because of the hole.
” For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.” Romans 14: 17 KJV
The unveiling of his statue was about to happen. It was forty-five years after his death and a few days past what would have been his 110th birthday. Yet, for the task that he was called, he would end up one step short of the goal. I don’t get real excited when I have to go to the grocery store.
“For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.” Isaiah 57:15 KJV
short time before his big fortieth birthday party, his wife and he were having a discussion. Actually, it wasn’t really a discussion, but it was a question she raised. Our Bible character was taking a walk down one of those dusty roads. He turned to his left and he noticed something strange. I guess when you start looking up instead of looking down, you know that you have hit the bottom and there is now only one way to go.
“And Moses came and spake all the words of this song in the ears of the people, he, and Hoshea the son of Nun.” Deuteronomy 32:44 KJV
Long before Hu-hua acquired his nickname, he was born to Jesse and Hulda. Hu-hua was one very offensive type player. A long, long time ago, in Biblical times, there was a young boy who was the son of a slave. That would also make him a slave. I must confess, though, they have broken my heart many times lately.