Well, here we are.
This is the day that most have dreaded and that many have feared. Today is the day that Donald Trump will return as President of the United States of America.
We are not a united country and he is the main reason for that.
What will he do? Will he seriously be a dictator from day one as he said?
There are some rough days ahead of us.
My conviction is that Trump is either the anti-Christ or he will prepare the way for the anti-Christ. I know that sounds pretty wild but that is my feeling.
If you voted for Trump and you are a Christian I wonder why he was your choice as the lesser of two evils. It doesn’t make any sense to me at all. He pandered his way back to power and now that he has the numbers in the House and Senate, he will have unchecked power to do whatever he wants.
I don’t ever want to hear that “he can’t do this” or “he can’t do that” because there is NOTHING he won’t do.
It is truly a sad day for America and beginning of the end.
Martin de Boer, writer and member of the Protestant church in the Netherlands wrote:
"Some of these pastors think that Trump is God’s Anointed as the Persian emperor Cyrus was according to Isaiah 44:28 (“He is my shepherd, and he shall carry out my purpose”) and 45:1 (“Thus says the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have grasped to subdue nations before him”). In this view Trump serves a larger divine purpose, even if his behavior is morally despicable, shamelessly deceitful, and patently unlawful. Christian pastors who declare Trump to be God’s chosen vessel are actually playing God, doing what only God has a right to do. Yes, God can use evil to accomplish the good but that is God’s prerogative, not ours. As Christians we have no other calling than to be faithful to the gospel of Christ in word and deed."
It is my hope that I can look back on this blog and be wrong on my convictions about this. It is my concern that America is in trouble and the incoming president is not going to cause any sort of Christian revival that most are expecting. Greed is controlling the direction of our country. Greed is going to be America’s downfall.
The good news in all of this is that God is ultimately in control. Even if things get worse. The endgame will be the fulfillment of God’s purpose. We have to trust that and believe in faith that God will grant us the strength to get through it. Getting through difficult times is never anything we prefer. I am still shaking my head with disbelief that we will have another four years of this nonsense yet here we are.
Yes, we have been through challenging administrations before, but this will be like we’ve never experienced before. Appointments are being made with appointees who are against the very agencies they will be leading. We should all be ready for the difficult days ahead of us.
Here is a passage from Matthew 24 from The Message translation. (Note: The term "Son of Man" refers to Jesus Christ):
“If anyone tries to flag you down, calling out, ‘Here’s the Messiah!’ or points, ‘There he is!’ don’t fall for it. Fake Messiahs and lying preachers are going to pop up everywhere. Their impressive credentials and bewitching performances will pull the wool over the eyes of even those who ought to know better. But I’ve given you fair warning. So if they say, ‘Run to the country and see him arrive!’ or, ‘Quick, get downtown, see him come!’ don’t give them the time of day. The Arrival of the Son of Man isn’t something you go to see. He comes like swift lightning to you! Whenever you see crowds gathering, think of carrion vultures circling, moving in, hovering over a rotting carcass. You can be quite sure that it’s not the living Son of Man pulling in those crowds.
God help us all.
