It's still incredible to me that evangelicals are saying that God chose Trump. It's incredible for the obvious reasons:
But the least obvious is that God never wanted us to have a king (president, ruler, dictator, tyrant, etc) in the first place.
When the Bible says there is nothing new under the sun there really isn't. I'm reminded when the children of Israel asked Samuel for a king. Samuel was distressed and asked, "What for?" Their response back was "because everyone else has one". Not the greatest of reasons huh?
So he went to God with all this and God said, let them have it, they have rejected me anyway. They asked and He ALLOWED them to get what they asked for. They wanted a king, they chose Saul.
I put allowed in all CAPS because the one thing we get horribly wrong as believers is that because it's in the Bible that's the way God wanted it. However, when you read his Word that is clearly not the case.
God didn't want them to have a king because He was their King. They didn't need a human one. But He let them have what they asked for. And King Saul definitely was not God's choice. (If you want to see God's choice see King David.) As you see later in the text Saul was a mess.
The Lord Rejects Saul as King
Trump was a mess from the start and he still is. Of all the people that God would choose it's NOT him. And God allowed him to be revealed for who he was before this election. But just like the children of Israel wanted Saul, God let you evangelicals have your king.
If you want to know how our story ends just look at how Saul's ended. The children of Israel ended up beat down and conquered in battle. And Saul lost everything; relationship with God, his kingdom, his children and his life.
And the TRUTH is that God stopped picking Kings a long time ago. God made his final pick thousands of years ago when He picked Jesus; the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords. There was no more need for him to pick because it is finished and Jesus is Lord.
So, all those who want to stay on the Trump wagon be my guest but stop giving God credit for Your ill-advised decision and stop making Trump your god because you already have One and He deserves your loyalty.
Besides history, God will remember this moment. He will ask you, What did you do for the least of these? Did you put other gods before me? Did you seek justice? Did you search for truth or accept the lie? I hope you have a good answer.
He clearly has broken every commandment there is but especially the two most important ones, Love the Lord your God with all you heart, mind and strength and Love your neighbor as yourself.
But the least obvious is that God never wanted us to have a king (president, ruler, dictator, tyrant, etc) in the first place.
When the Bible says there is nothing new under the sun there really isn't. I'm reminded when the children of Israel asked Samuel for a king. Samuel was distressed and asked, "What for?" Their response back was "because everyone else has one". Not the greatest of reasons huh?
So he went to God with all this and God said, let them have it, they have rejected me anyway. They asked and He ALLOWED them to get what they asked for. They wanted a king, they chose Saul.
I put allowed in all CAPS because the one thing we get horribly wrong as believers is that because it's in the Bible that's the way God wanted it. However, when you read his Word that is clearly not the case.
God didn't want them to have a king because He was their King. They didn't need a human one. But He let them have what they asked for. And King Saul definitely was not God's choice. (If you want to see God's choice see King David.) As you see later in the text Saul was a mess.
The Lord Rejects Saul as King
Trump was a mess from the start and he still is. Of all the people that God would choose it's NOT him. And God allowed him to be revealed for who he was before this election. But just like the children of Israel wanted Saul, God let you evangelicals have your king.
If you want to know how our story ends just look at how Saul's ended. The children of Israel ended up beat down and conquered in battle. And Saul lost everything; relationship with God, his kingdom, his children and his life.
And the TRUTH is that God stopped picking Kings a long time ago. God made his final pick thousands of years ago when He picked Jesus; the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords. There was no more need for him to pick because it is finished and Jesus is Lord.
So, all those who want to stay on the Trump wagon be my guest but stop giving God credit for Your ill-advised decision and stop making Trump your god because you already have One and He deserves your loyalty.
Besides history, God will remember this moment. He will ask you, What did you do for the least of these? Did you put other gods before me? Did you seek justice? Did you search for truth or accept the lie? I hope you have a good answer.
The Unlikely Missionary
DHW
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