Battle to Govern More Spiritual than Political
By: Mildred Robertson
Daily we are
bombarded with the most recent missteps of our misdirected government. We
endure a constant barrage of lies, intrigue, accusations and misinformation
from a White House besieged from without and within. The media battles daily to dispense some
measure of truth among all the falsehoods and innuendos that float out of the
Washington beltway. Words, it seems, cannot halt the downward spiral that has
engulfed our country. At least, that is the way I felt until scripture began to
speak to me.
You see, over the past month our Sunday school lessons have
focused on the prophets who proclaimed Israel’s downfall. Isaiah…Jeremiah…Ezekiel…Amos;
all were oracles who beseeched God’s people to hear His voice and follow Him. They
railed against a corrupt government and an incorrigible people. Their words, it seems, echo down through the
ages and ring loudly in the ears of a nation whose actions mirror those of a
fallen Israel, and whose hard-heartedness places us in the cross-hairs of God’s
judgment.
I hesitate to even take this path, in that I do believe in
the separation of church and state. But as I witness those who call themselves “the evangelicals, the religious right, the moral
majority” bow down at the feet of the hedonistic usurper Donald Trump, I
cannot help but believe that the battle we face is far more spiritual than
political.
Everything he stands for is antithetical to basic
Christianity. From his border wall to the deportation of mothers and fathers
seeking a better life for their children, Trump has displayed his abhorrence to
the basic tenants of religion. His zealous fight to strip healthcare from
millions of Americans, and his desire to further enrich that top 1 % of
Americans who enjoy this nation’s bounty testify to his total disregard for the
needs of the common man. He has proven himself to be common, uncultured,
sexist, racist, dishonest, ignorant, ill-equipped to lead, and possibly even
deranged. Yet religious leaders across this nation profess that he is called of
God.
How is it that those who profess to know the word of the
Lord can condone this man’s behavior? How can they embrace a national agenda
that values profit over people, hate over love? Psalm 82: 2-4 says it thusly: “How long will you defend the unjust and
show partiality to the wicked?” It further exhorts: “Defend
the cause of the weak and the fatherless; maintain the rights of the poor and
oppressed. Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the
wicked.” It is as though the Psalmist stood beside us today and penned
these words in the midst of our current national upheaval.
Prophetic scripture foretells a nation’s downfall, outlining
death, destruction and exile. The prophecies were a call for change. That
unheeded call resulted in a nation’s demise. America would be wise to be
mindful of the warning. There is still time for us to chart a better course.
There is still time for us to heal.
It is late…but not too late.
The Word also says, “If my people, who are called by name, will humble
themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will
I hear from Heaven and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.” 2 Chronicles
7:14
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