For those who ask: “Why does Ukraine matter? “

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For those who ask: “Why does Ukraine matter? “
How the nation of Ukraine ranks:
1st in Europe in proven recoverable reserves of uranium ores;
2nd place in Europe and 10th place in the world in terms of titanium ore reserves;
2nd place in the world in terms of explored reserves of manganese ores (2.3 billion tons, or 12% of the world's reserves);
2nd largest iron ore reserves in the world (30 billion tons);
2nd place in Europe in terms of mercury ore reserves;
3rd place in Europe (13th place in the world) in shale gas reserves (22 trillion cubic meters)
4th in the world by the total value of natural resources;
7th place in the world in coal reserves (33.9 billion tons)
Ukraine is an agricultural country:
1st in Europe in terms of arable land area;
3rd place in the world by the area of black soil (25% of world's volume);
1st place in the world in exports of sunflower and sunflower oil;
2nd place in the world in barley production and 4th place in barley exports;
3rd largest producer and 4th largest exporter of corn in the world;
4th largest producer of potatoes in the world;
5th largest rye producer in the world;
5th place in the world in bee production (75,000 tons);
8th place in the world in wheat exports;
9th place in the world in the production of chicken eggs;
16th place in the world in cheese exports.
Ukraine can meet the food needs of 600 million people.
Ukraine is an industrialized country:
1st in Europe in ammonia production;
2-е Europe's and 4th largest natural gas pipeline system in the world (142.5 bln cubic meters of gas throughput capacity in the EU);
3rd largest in Europe and 8th largest in the world in terms of installed capacity of nuclear power plants;
3rd place in Europe and 11th in the world in terms of rail network length (21,700 km);
3rd place in the world (after the U.S. and France) in production of locators and locating equipment;
3rd largest iron exporter in the world
4th largest exporter of turbines for nuclear power plants in the world;
4th world's largest manufacturer of rocket launchers;
4th place in the world in clay exports
4th place in the world in titanium exports
8th place in the world in exports of ores and concentrates;
9th place in the world in exports of defence industry products;
10th largest steel producer in the world (32.4 million tons).
For those who ask: “Why does Ukraine matter? “ – Freedom Is Just Another Word… (wordpress.com)

One Hope

Most of our friends can no longer find a place of worship where the pastor/rabbi tells the full t***h to their parishioners. True believers often remain at home rather than attending services. It wasn’t this way in the founding era of America.

“If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land: But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword; for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.” Isaiah I:19-20.

This passage from Isaiah was the text of the sermon given December 14, 1786 as a day of Publick (sic) Thanksgiving by Joseph Lathrop to the Congregational Church in West Springfield, Massachusetts. Pastor Lathrop opens with the following:

What was spoken by the prophets to the ancient people of God, is written for our use, that we, through the warnings of scripture, might be moved with fear; and through the comforts of scripture, might have hope.

Our relation to God, as a people redeemed by his hand and preserved by his care, as a people enjoying his oracles and professing obedience to his laws, is so similar to theirs, that we may justly apply to ourselves what was here spoken to them. I shall therefore consider my text in accommodation to our own case: and shall observe,

That the land, in which we are placed, is a good land: and,
That our enjoyment of the good of the land depends on our obedience to God.
After his opening remarks, he speaks of the recent War for Independence.

If we should ever be so unhappy as to fall under a succession of wicked rulers, we must censure our ill choice. We have still wise and good men among us. If the time should come, when there is not a man to be found, who will execute judgment, and seek the t***h, how will God pardon us for this! Nothing, but immediate reformation, can prevent the fatal consequences of such woful (sic) depravity. These follow by a divine establishment, and it is not in the power of human government to guard against them.

Perhaps it will be asked, “Is there no case in which a people may resist government?” Yes, there is one such case; and that is, when rulers usurp a power oppressive to the people, and continue to support it by military force in contempt of every respectful remonstrance. In this case the body of the people have a natural right to unite their strength for the restoration of their own constitutional government.

The full text of this amazing sermon by Pastor Lathrop is available here. His doctrine may be different than yours, but his words ring true to scripture and the times albeit 236 years later. May it lift your hearts and minds to draw closer to our Creator and to the wonderful delights of knowing Him. It is a text which extols the virtues of freedom and liberty in this great land, after our success in the Revolutionary War for Independence.

Conclusion

There is but one hope and that hope lies in our nation turning back to God.

Psalm 56:4 In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me.