"Gideon said to Him, 'O my Lord, if the Lord is with us, why then has all this happened to us? And where are all His miracles which our fathers told us about...? But now the Lord has forsaken us and delivered us into the hands of the Midianites." (Judges 6:13)
The church-going "never Trump-ers" seem to be unfamiliar with the theology of the Book of Judges. Not only in the Bible, but also throughout Church History, Jesus has put forth some of the most unlikely personages to fulfill His Purposes, e.g., "This is what the Lord says...of Cyrus, 'He is My shepherd and will accomplish what I please.'"
There are seven cycles of rebellion and deliverance in the Book of Judges, and some of the "deliverers" were personages whom most "spiritual" people would not have chosen, e.g., Samson, Abimelech, even the fleece-laying, fearful Gideon. As with President Trump, these men were not paragons of spirituality. It would be amusing, if it were not pathetic, all the wailing that Trump is "not presidential." Yea, where did presidential get us?!?
I submit that if anyone wishes to be in tune with what our Lord Jesus Christ has done and is doing in the Earth in these days, they take off their "Sunday School," evangelical, charismatic, I-have-it-all-pretty-well-figured-out-already glasses and-------read the Bible! It will help us all to navigate these turbulent times. Never, ever read the Bible, especially those "favorite," underlined passages with the familiarity of closed ears and heart. I repeat Brother Charles, "If you want to know what God is saying, read what you haven't underlined!"
Father, in Jesus' Name, if I every read Your Words with "familiarity," convict me deeply. Amen.
When Peter, an 18 year old Norwegian, "heard the call to evangelize China, on that day he not only emptied his wallet into the collection plate, but included a small note with the words, 'and my life.'"
Hebrews 12:2
Hebrews 12:2
