What Donald Trump Couldn't Do

 

But Jesus looked at them and said to them, "with men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible." 

Matthew 19: 26 NKJV 

I've been a bit on edge ever since this most recent election, wondering which direction our nation would take.  My anxiety was further heightened this week as our over reaching governor once again instituted a stay at home order for our state.  Already I have heard from friends who are wondering where that lost income will come from.  In the back of my mind I keep thinking, "just wait until all the votes are counted so president Trump can fix this mess and alleviate the fears of so many people."  Well, I realized last night that the ball isn't in Donald Trumps court on this one.  This situation, in its entirety, belongs to God.  Don't get me wrong, Donald trump is a great leader who loves America as founded, but he is powerless to do anything in this situation.  So, where is it that we turn when all else fails?  Where is it that we turn when our anxieties overcome us?  Well, we simply need heed the words of Jesus when He was asked the very same thing.  See, Jesus had just finished explaining to His disciples how difficult it was for a rich man to enter the Lords kingdom.  To the disciples this must have sounded like a impossibility.  If someone with great wealth cannot get into heaven, what chance do we have?  The disciples posed this question to Jesus.  "Who then can be saved?"  Jesus said to them, "with men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible."  This response from Jesus should make all who believe content.  If all things are possible with God, why is it that so many seldom seek His guidance and help?  Why is it that I believed that Donald Trump could rectify every bad situation he is facing?  Doesn't it seem pretty arrogant on our part that we would ignore God and try to fix things ourselves?  Well, if you answered no then you may just still believe in the lie that man is separated from God.  The lie which was told by Satan in the garden {Genesis 3:4-5}.  It is this lie which has damaged the relationship between ourselves and God ever since.  

Then His disciples came to Him and awoke Him, saying, "Lord, save us!  We are perishing!"  But He said to them, "Why are you fearful, O you of little faith?"  Then He arose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.  So the men marveled, saying, "Who can this be, that even the winds and the sea obey Him?"

Matthew 8: 25 - 27 NKJV 

I will share a secret with you.  Until you overcome the lie of the enemy that you are separated from God, you will always struggle in not only knowing Him, but knowing Jesus as well.  Who is Jesus?  Is Jesus simply a Savior who spends His eternity in heaven at the Fathers side?  While that may be a good description of the gospel of Jesus, it in no way describes the Jesus I have come to know.  Jesus is not so impersonal that He would be distant from the Fathers children.  Remember, it was Jesus who prayed that we would be one with He and the Father {John 17:21}.  It is Jesus who claims that if We have seen Him then we have seen the Father as well {John 14:9}.  So, if Jesus is indeed very near to us, where is He?  The apostle Paul answers that question is Galatians when he claims that it is Christ Jesus who lives in him {Galatians 2:20}.  This is the Jesus that I have come to know.  This is the Jesus that lays to waste the lie of the enemy.  God is not far off and distant from you.  In fact, every time you look in the mirror, you see His reflection.  The prayer of Jesus has been answered, we are now one with He and the Father.  So, what does this all have to do with Trump and the nations current situation?  Well, I know that Donald Trump is a Christian.  I do not know if he has received the same revelation of Christ Jesus  in him as I have for myself, but he is a believer in God.  I also realize that it is the Spirit of Jesus within him that is guiding Donald Trump at this time.  One thing is for certain, whatever Donald Trump cannot do, God will have no difficulty accomplishing.  

Philip said to Him, "Lord, show us the Father, and it is sufficient for us."  Jesus said to him, "Have I been with you so long, and yet you have not known Me, Philip?  He who has seen Me has seen the Father; so how can you say, 'show us the Father?' 

John 14: 8 - 9 NKJV 

~Scott~