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Ivan G Thompson
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The Making of a Great America Where the Church and the Founding Fathers Fell Short
Religion & Spirituality
Author Insight
Cries of Regret in America
At publication on February 1st, 2020, I wrote “cries of regret have already begun to ring out in America over the choice that has been made in President Trump, and his term is not over yet.” Later his reckless urgings such as “LIBERATE Michigan” and “STOP the STEAL” would result in armed protesters at Michigan’s capitol and a plot to kidnap the governor as well as an insurrection at our nation’s capital. COVID-19: 373K Dead. Washington Post: RUCKER: So, Bob, from January 28th, when the president learned how severe the threat of this virus was…the president was insisting to the public that it was no big deal…It wasn't going to be a real threat to the United States…Did they try to get the president to do more or to level with the American people, or were they also in denial? WOODWARD: I think there was denial across the board. And Trump…he's a one-man band. He's going to do what he wants to do on impulse--or information he has. And so, he's a bulldozer to the staff and, quite frankly, to the country…this is one of the problems of the Trump presidency, that he doesn't build a team, he doesn't plan. He doesn't sit down and say, "How are we going to tackle things like the pandemic?"
Book Excerpt
The Making of a Great America Where the Church and the Founding Fathers Fell Short
This is an excerpt from the chapter entitled:
"Give Us a King - The Search for a Champion"
Sadly, in America, we have reached a place in time where character and heart issues are not the most important quality in selecting someone to fill the highest office of our land. We only care about someone "who will fight our battles."
Since character is not king, the selection of a champion has devolved to who can win any number of “our” battles: the battle to cut taxes, strengthen the military, stop abortion, preserve abortion, stop "the immigrant hordes," fight for LGBTQ rights, fight for traditional family values, fight for healthcare, fight for local jobs, etc.
Whatever champion seems to stand up for the battles we deem the most important is who we support; morals be damned— it’s a terrible state.
If there were consequences for Israel's choosing a leader whose external portrayal of strength was greater than the strength of his character, what makes us think America will be any different? God told Israel, "And you will cry out in that day because of your king whom you have chosen for yourselves, and the LORD will not hear you in that day." I believe the cries of regret have already begun to ring out in America over the choice that has been made in President Trump, and his term is not over yet.
With Saul, we've seen that it has long been the nature of man to choose a leader based on his external characteristics. How long, however, will leaders in the body of Christ follow the example of the world, and hold onto the notion that God is more interested in our President's external characteristics like false bravado, moxie, the embrace of nationalism and American superiority and the freedom to speak one's mind more than the heart qualities that God values?
It is an indictment upon the body of Christ just as it was on the children of Israel. It is unfortunate, but not without remedy. We still have the power to choose our leaders, and that choice was given to us by God, not made by God.
The question is, will the leaders of the body of Christ make the same mistake in the 2020 election and knowingly choose external qualities over internal qualities as it endorses a candidate for President? Will they continue to be mesmerized by the great bellowing from behind a façade like in the Wizard of Oz, not realizing that behind the façade is a man pretending to be much greater than he really is?
Is there no leader in the body of Christ willing to say no to external characteristics and demand a leader, a political champion, whose strength is based on his internal qualities, even dare I say, his open reliance upon God?
Proverbs 29:2 (KJV)
“When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.”
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