FINAL THOUGHTS ON THE 2016 ELECTION
I hear it. You hear it. It goes something like
this: “You mean to tell me that out of 324 million people these are our choices
for the President of the United States? It’s embarrassing!” And, in my humble
opinion—it is.
Could any of us have dreamed that we would be
casting a vote for the highest office in the land and our choices would be: A
foul-mouthed childish clown who alienates nearly everyone and a smug crook so
corrupt that she takes a hammer to her cell phones and servers and lies to the
American people saying, “What difference does it make?” (I know, that statement
was made in reference to Benghazi, but it’s this candidate’s attitude toward
everything.)
I cannot judge the heart of a man
or woman. That is God’s jurisdiction. But, God often reveals one's motive,
which we have all seen at least once in our lifetime (if we have any years to
our credit).
This is my take, and I could be
wrong, but this is how I see it:
Hillary is as disingenuous as
they come - smug, dishonest, calculated, self-serving, and the list goes on. I
won't waste your time enumerating them ... far too many. She
opposes the God of the Universe on issues that He established at Creation, issues
that are pertinent to the health and welfare of all of us worldwide—the
sanctity of life and same-sex marriage. To God, these are not negotiable. They
are life and death—literally. These may be issues of choice to a society that
has elevated itself above the I AM, but they are not issues of choice to Him.
Our leaders, whoever they may be—President,
Senate, Congress, Governors, Mayors, etc.—cannot applaud and approve that which
opposes the very laws of life and nature and not pay a heavy and severe
consequence. “Authority” has been established by God (Romans 13:1), when
someone opposes and live in disobedience to His laws, he or she profanes the
very office God has sanctified to be holy.
What happened to the days when our Presidents
would call a day of National repentance, crying out to the God of Heaven for
mercy? Do we now view God and what He has established for the welfare of
humanity a nuisance—in the way of how we want to live? Is God in the way of our
pride and rebellion? By not humbling ourselves before Him are we not saying: We
know more than He knows. He’s outdated. We want Him relegated to four walls…and
those four walls had better not expand beyond their borders. They want us to
believe that reading the Bible is like watching TV in black & white. Funny,
how we forget that the God who wrote the Bible is the same God whose words
appear in red. Yes, God wrote the black print as well as the red.
Trump, with all of his baggage—narcissism,
bragging, name-calling, IMO is more genuine. (Maybe it's because he hasn't been
polished-up by 30 years or more of living in the political world.) But he’s a
buffoon. My ten year-old grandson has more self-restraint. Seriously! What button
will he push next? Who will he alienate and insult next? I do agree with many of Trump’s policies, today, but who really knows what they will be tomorrow? What
experience does he have that qualifies him to oversee two congresses and 325
million people? At first I thought,
“This is a good thing. He’s not beholden to either party, is a negotiator,
can’t be bought, etc.” To me all those good things, if you know what I mean.
But time has certainly revealed he builds walls not bridges (no pun intended); and bridges are necessary, as President Reagan demonstrated, to solve “gridlock”
and provide solutions to problems facing ALL Americans regardless of party,
color or economic strata.
Now, we could address party
policies…and that is a legitimate argument—there are so many issues at stake:
SCOTUS appointees, life in the womb, same-sex marriage, immigration, trade,
health care, school choice, etc. If you choose to vote policy that is between
you and God; I take no issue with that. This article was not about party
policies, it was about the office of President.
So, for whom am I voting? I must
cast my ballot for the person I believe
best exemplifies Jesus, best exemplifies Christian values, and best summarizes
what is dear to the heart of God—and to me that person is Mike Pence. So, I’m
writing in my Presidential Candidate. I know the
arguments for and against that, but I have to vote BEFORE GOD, not before, or
for, man. Some would argue it’s a vote for Hillary—God forbid. Wrong! It’s a
vote to “DO RIGHT and Give the
Consequences to God.” (Hey, I heard that somewhere before.)
Respectfully,
J. Bruce Sofia, M. Ed, D. D.
NOTE: The Gloucester
County Community Church has launched 40 days of Prayer, 24-7, asking for God's
will to be done God's way to His ultimate purpose and glory. Feel free to join
us. Go to gcccpray.com and click on
the 40 Days of Prayer Banner and pick your time slot.
NOTE2: The opinions expressed in this
article are mine, and may or may not express the opinions of the GCCC Staff,
Board or its membership.
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