I've been reading George Washington's Sacred Fire by Peter Lillback. I'm not through the whole book yet. From what I've read so far, Washington was an incredible person. I'm really struck by his courage and reliance of God.
In one instance, not receiving word that a company of allied soldiers was approaching, soldiers under Washington's command were lined up to begin firing at what they thought were the enemy. When he somehow became aware that they were instead allies, Washington tried to stop his troops from firing by riding in front of them and used his sword to push their rifles to the sky to avoid killing anyone.
In addition, Mr. Lillback documents Washington's seemingly endless providential protection. In one of many examples, he mentioned a time when Mr. Washington was riding his horse in battle and a cannon ball struck at his horse's feet, throwing dirt at him. He continued giving orders unfettered by the near miss. There were an endless number of victories for Washington that by all odds should have been defeats and near misses that could have ended in death had it not been for Divine providence.
George Washington was not only courageous, he was on his knees constantly relying on God not only to lead, but in his daily walk. Oh how I pray there is someone out there today with his wisdom, integrity and courage that will step forward and make the sacrifice to lead this country in 2012....if there is a still a country left to lead.
