We often, in fits of pique, speak things so contrary to what we as Christians are taught to say. Hopefully those are aberrations and not our norm. We so often can be put on display whereby people can see us or read us as living epistles. One set aside as ministers of the one we say we worship, Jesus Christ. Where thoughts contrary to His teachings can be cast down and brought into captivity to the obedience of Christ (2 Corinthians10). Yet, as is spoken in Romans 3:23, “We all sin and fall short of the glory of God.”
But we also see in Romans 1 that many do fall considerably short. Many are filled with unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness, full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil-mindedness. They are backbiters, haters of God, violent, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, untrustworthy, unloving, unforgiving and unmerciful. This is a good part of the character that we find in Donald Trump. And these disgusting personality traits are becoming more on display each day. The words “love your adversaries” is not something he cares to understand.
Ephesians 4:29 says, “Let no corrupt or unwholesome word proceed from your mouth, but only that which is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to those who hear.” Former FBI chief Robert Mueller just recently died. He led the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election that Trump won. Mueller was a man of integrity. He served under 5 administrations, both republican and democrat. A former Marine who served in Vietnam and was awarded the Bronze Star with Valor and a Purple Heart. He’s in the Ranger Hall of Fame. He was a man of faith and decency. A tireless public servant. Unassuming. Yet on the day of his death we hear more evil from Donald Trump saying, “Good. I’m glad he’s dead. Now he can no longer hurt innocent people.” Trump of course is referring to himself as innocent of any wrongdoing.
I’m still looking for the “Evangelical Christians” to speak to this constant double standard they have for Trump. 2 Corinthians 5 tells us that if we are in Christ, we are new creations. The old man must be put away. We become new creations. I realize this doesn’t happen overnight, but there is no scripture you can show me where some people are exempt from ever having to put on Christ. To cast off the old man of sin. To not weigh each word that proceeds from our mouth. When Proverbs 17:5b says, “He who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished,” I cannot find a verse that refutes that. We reap what we sow and Donald trump has sown to the flesh his entire life. Yet his defenders in the faith are too numerous to be numbered.
The Apostle James asks us if a spring can send forth both fresh and bitter water from the same opening. Yet we do that with our words. And the same people that say they bless God, use the same mouth to steadfastly bless Trump. They invent and justify ways to glorify him. They say anything from “he’s sent by God, one who will bring in Jesus and win Armageddon,” to “he’s a baby Christian and not responsible for his conduct.” We are responsible for our words and deeds. And thank God we can come before Him and repent and be cleansed. Yet in Trump we’ve found one that has nothing to repent of. Time to realize that there is none without sin and words do matter. We must come before Him and confess always. The deity Trump worships does not care about repentance. Only about doing that which is contrary to Christ. Step away from this man of perdition and seek His embrace. Cast off every word that does not produce life. Pray without ceasing. Stand. Blessings.
Stand My Watch 