“January 20, 2025 is Liberation day” an awesome line from President Trump’s liberating second inaugural speech. Trump’s sincere earnestness and the lack of empty platitudes was a standout.
Video cued to 8:09 , but watch the speech in its entirety.
As President Trump laid out the challenges Americans face, due the abject failure of the Biden Administration, I could not help but think of the level of damage done.
If anyone’s suited for this mission it’s Donald J. Trump. I believe God has appointed him for this very task.
We must cover President Trump with our prayers daily.
Do not become slack. The greatness of this country rests in God-fearing people, not in a single president. Our job is to pray in Jesus’ name for our leaders, families, neighbors and for the United States of America.
God willing, we have four years to get this right so JD Vance can continue for another two terms and his vice president for another eight years after.
God is glorified in many ways. Amid the miracle of President Trump surviving an assassination attempt, is the example of a valorous father sacrificing his life to protect his family.
Corey Comperatore pictured with daughter, Allison
Within seconds of the crack of gunfire at the Trump Rally in Butler County, Corey Comperatore’s only thoughts were protecting his family. He immediately threw his wife and two daughters to the ground, shielding them with his body from the danger. His last words to his family? “Get down!”
Corey Comperatore and wife, Helen
This, before a bullet struck his head, ending his life.
Comperatore , 50 , a God-fearing former volunteer fire department chief, did what God designed husbands and fathers to do: protect their families, no matter the cost.
The media is calling his death a tragedy, inferring it a matter of wrong place wrong time. I disagree. He was in the right place at the right time, to save the lives of his family ,and provide inspiration for other God-fearing men.
Yes ,God’s power was manifested by preventing the kill shot from taking Trump out. However , Comperatore also illustrated the love of Jesus Christ by putting his family’s well-being above his own. That’s what godly husbands and fathers do.
If you are not doing so , please pray for God’s strength and comfort over this family. You may want to ask for even a small amount of the selflessness exemplified by Corey Comperatore as well.
Legendary broadcaster Paul Harvey first broadcast this brilliant commentary in 1965. Over 60 years later its relevance remains.
What this also shows is the decay of America has accelerated in the over half a century. Truly we need God more than ever.
Please share with as many of your friends and family as possible. We are amid a spiritual war. John 8:44 speaks of the god of our enemies:
You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you want to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it.
In Christ we are already assured of the victory over the devil. The Bible tells us , we who place our faith and trust in Jesus, win.
America has been the last, best hope for the world. Now America’s last, best hope is Jesus. Only through Him, can we triumph over the darkness enslaving this nation. It all starts with prayer, and repentance of our disobedience to God.
There’s plenty to fear in our current world: wars, rumors of war, pandemics, rising crime rates and invasion at our souther border. Yet the Bible tells us to fear not. Simply put, when we fear God, not man, our Heavenly Father blesses us with peace and wisdom.
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight.–Proverbs 9:10 (English Standard Version)
If the fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, what does the fear of man yield?
The fear of man lays a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is safe. –Proverbs 29:25 (ESV)
The American Heritage dictionary defines a snare as: 1.A trapping device, often consisting of a noose, used for capturing birds and small mammals. 2. Something that lures or entangles the unwary.
When a snare catches an animal , the noose tightens as it struggles to get away. This provides a perfect metaphor for fearing man.
How does the fear of man snare people? Worrying what people think or say about us can cause us to stay silent when we should witness or defend our faith in Jesus. You may even decline to stand against evil due to worries of loss of livelihood, reputation, or even your life.
The reality is we are compliant to what we fear. Yes, we obeyed our parents as children our of respect, but mostly because we feared the consequences of the belt or grounding.
Remember also as a child going along with your group of friends because of peer pressure? We did so out of fear of ostracism.
I’d like to now revisit a situation in recent history in which all the fears mentioned above were encapsulated into a single, surreal event: the Covid pandemic . As you will see, this was a snare on many levels.
Many of us lost loved ones due to Covid, which was terrible and tragic. The elderly and those with chronic chronic conditions were most at risk. Yet ,instead of focusing on those who were at risk, government aided by the media chose to frighten every citizen out of their minds.
Numbers were inflated by hospitals . People who died in car accidents or had heart attacks, etc were said to have died of Covid if they even had a trace of the virus at the time of their death. This practice only aided in the panic.
Infected elderly people were returned to nursing homes under orders by health officials, leading to more deaths and inflating the death toll. This was largely ignored by the press, who instead focused on stories of food and toilet paper shortages, overwhelmed emergency rooms or how Covid would affect the incumbent president’s reelection. If this wasn’t bad enough, one news outlet had a Covid death ticker running during each broadcast.
People did anything they could to get out of that snare, as indicated by their blind allegiance to every arbitrary government edict. Many comforted themselves they were doing good and protecting elderly loved ones as they surrendered to tyranny.
People wore masks everywhere, even when walking with their spouse in the park, or driving alone. They stayed six feet apart even though the rule was unscientific.
Families hunkered down, isolating themselves from friends and loved ones. Many parents didn’t pushback against schools shutting down; forcing their kids to learn via Zoom. Many Christians stopped going to church due to fears of catching the virus.
On the other hand, many God-fearing Christians chose freedom over authoritarianism. They resolved not to live in fear, because they believe God determines their calling into heaven. If Covid was to be that opening of the door to eternity, then so be it.
These men and women continued social gatherings during the lockdowns. Despite following mask mandates early on , they later declined when reports came out questioning the effectiveness of the mandates (which recent reports have validated). These were men and women who walked into supermarkets unmasked and allowed their kids to have sleepovers with friends. Their fear of God trumped their fear of man.
So we can confidently say,“The Lord is my helper;I will not fear; what can man do to me?”–Hebrews 13:6
Why did I spend a good part of this column revisiting Covid? We are in an election year in which certain forces do not want the return of a certain president. We’ll refer to him as DJT.
Covid coincidentally came just before 2020 presidential campaign, along with rioting in major cities. If this happened as a prelude to campaign season, what do you think these forces have planned in 2024? After all, this DJT is winning primaries and surging in polls? It’s not difficult to imagine.
Let me encourage you to fear not as wars, rumors of war, threats of future pandemics and terrorist attacks loom. Pray often, study your Bible,and trust in the peace and protection of the LORD through your faith in Jesus.
For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.–2 Timothy 1:7 (ESV)
If conviction reveals your fear of man as greater than your fear of God, take heart. You do not have to remain enslaved.
Jesus sets you free when you ask Him to be Lord and Savior of your life. Surrendering your life to God, though Jesus and the by the power of the Holy Spirit, reveals truth and takes away fear.
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.–Romans 12:2 (ESV)
Now is the time to do this. I hope I am wrong, but I believe 2024 will be unlike any year in our lifetime. Those who keep their eyes on Jesus will be steadied by the power of the Holy Spirit no matter what happens. Therefore, we can encourage others to fear God, not man
Guess who are the most hated and vilified people in America are right now?
Blacks? Nope. Why would a discriminated group be in seemingly every tv commercial?
Hispanics? No way.
Gays /drag queens? You kidding? They use their so-called victim status to bully corporations and politicians.
Middle Eastern immigrants? Name the last time you heard a hate crime or discrimination against this group.
Jews? Good guess, especially in the light of the recent Hamas attack in Gaza and IDF retaliation, but not quite.
I’ll give you another hint.
Courtesy: LA Times
This demographic has suffered mass shootings in schools and houses of worship, is constantly demonized for every historical injustice and ridiculed as weak-minded. Who is this group of people?
Just look in the mirror. It’s you, the God-fearing, patriotic American.
You, who love God, worship Jesus, attend church, work hard, raise your family, pay your taxes, give thanks for America, revere the Constitution, salute the flag, obey the law, respect the military, do your civic duty and volunteer your time, are despised by the Democrat Party, LGBTQ, Hollywood, academia, Black Lives Matter, Antifa, the World Economic Forum and by Republicans in Name Only (RINOS).
All these groups have one thing in common: they hate your values and therefore have made it their mission to force you to reject those values. Everywhere, you go your beliefs and character are under attack, from President Biden calling those who support Making America Great Again (MAGA), domestic terrorists, to woke and anti-Christian propaganda in tv and movies.
How dare you believe the Bible as truth? How dare you believe there are only two genders? How dare you respect those old, white, slave-holding racists otherwise known as the Founding Fathers? How dare you question the destruction of statues of historic military leaders? And most all, you have the unmitigated gall to push back against any liberal or Uniparty government narrative.
Despite the unified vitriol, God still takes care of you doesn’t He? Look around, despite the media stories of doom and gloom you got a roof over your head, food to eat and safety. Heck, you still have freedoms that are anathema in oppressive regimes.
Because of God’s blessings, you are the reason America is still standing. Yes, she is weakened right now, both internally and on the world stage, but she is not out. It’s because of your patriotism which, ironically, comes from a love of God, family, and country.
Never forget that God is on your side. Don’t give in to compromise with our tormenters so that they will like you.
They know we have authority in God, hence the daily psyops to convince us otherwise. The truth is as long as we seek God and make it our goal to glorify Him through the Son, Jesus, nothing they throw at us can defeat us in this life and the next.
No weapon formed against you shall prosper, And every tongue which rises against you in judgment You shall condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, And their righteousness is from Me,”—Isaiah 54:17(New King James Version)
If your enemies hate you because of your Christian faith and values, take it as a badge of honor and rejoice in Christ for the condemnation.
My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.—James 1:2-4 (NKJV)
Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance; and perseverance, character; and character, hope. Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.—Romans 5:1-5(NKJV)
Our faith is in the Lord. Because of Jesus, we are at peace with God and not HIS enemies. As a result, we rejoice in the hope of God’s glory. When we are under God’s will and authority, it doesn’t matter who hates us. Whatever tribulation we suffer, God will use it to produce steadfastness, fortitude, and earnest trust in Him.
So let our enemies continue to hate and vilify us because of our faith in God. We know from where our blessings come.
View things as they are with raw honesty. Ignore the temptation to rationalize what you see plainly in front you.
Do not look away from the truth, but accept it in all its reality and ugliness. For how can America progress if the truth is ignored?
Stop telling yourself our current federal government always has the best interests of the American people at its forefront. That’s simply not the case right now.
Rising anti-semitism on U.S. college campuses and large metropolitan cites in the wake of the Hamas Attack have shocked even some Democrats. Yet, President Biden, in his recent address to the nation said Islamaphobia is just as rampant.
Congressional investigations and published reports are revealing a president who has likely had past business dealings with countries like China and Ukraine, through other Biden family members.
President Joe Biden appears to be a compromised figurehead. Is he a puppet of nefarious masters behind the scenes, as many have speculated? Who might be pulling his strings? Former President Barack Obama? The CCP? The World Economic Forum? Perhaps a combination of all?
No matter. Americans are losing faith in the Biden Administration. Just look at his poll numbers . People are believing the policies of this administration have hurt , rather than help the American people.
If you doubt me, just look at the evidence.
What else could explain the stoppage of drilling and petroleum exploration which has resulted in astronomically high fuel and food prices ?
Is the Biden Administration helping the American people by allowing an invasion at the southern border, —yes, an invasion—of nearly 10 million illegals? These aren’t just families looking for a better life, but also drug smugglers, human traffickers, gang members and other assorted criminals.
And why are young men of military age from the Middle East, China, and Africa crossing America’s southern border?
Courtesy: Newsweek
Keep in mind, U.S. officials don’t have the manpower or resources to vet every one of these aliens due to the sheer volume of people. Yet, the government has placed these unvetted trespassers in various states, cities, and towns.
Think about that for a moment. There’s a high likelihood that agents of enemy countries entered the United States through the southern border and are operating in America as sleeper cells. This, under the “reign” of the Biden Administration.
Courtesy: CBN News
The average American can no longer pretend not to know things and must face hard truths . We no longer have the luxury of apathy.
More Americans need to start asking questions like, “Are we living in a thriving constitutional republic when government demonizes contrary opinion as disinformation or conspiracy theory?”
Truly we are in the age of gaslighting when no behavior is aberrant except conservatism or patriotism. It’s as if the emperor is wearing no clothes. The only difference is when the child of the iconic story pointed out the reality of the emperor’s nakedness, the subjects were snapped out of the ruse. However, if the story were written now, the child would face punishment from cancel culture, imprisonment, or lawfare.
This is America in 2023. When viewed with raw honesty and without rationalization, there is only one conclusion: we need God more than ever.
The collective sin of this nation has brought us to this point. Worshipping hedonism, instead of God, has brought societal moral corruption in America, and it is no surprise that our leaders reflect this.
I believe America is under God’s judgment and He is using everything to get our attention regarding how desperately we need Jesus. America is living proof of the gradual degeneration of a country that turns from God.
Only when we view things as they are can we understand the country’s descent . Yes, we must ask God to have mercy and save America, but we must also ask Him what He is calling us to do for our part in this effort.
By all means, God-fearing Christians must engage in politics. However the Christian dilemma with partisan politics is making sure not to view morality through strictly a Democrat or Republican lens.
Godly morality is what it is. There is no nuance or compromise on right and wrong or good versus evil.
The temptation for Christians with partisan politics is rationalizing immorality under the guise of compassion and love. When this happens God’s word and church doctrine risk subversion.
Politics and politicians are seductive due to the power and change that can occur. Anyone, including Christians, can fall under the siren call of a popular politician or policy.
Keep in mind most politicians are secular men and women and many of them believe they are doing good. Without God, however, this virtue at its best only reflects the values and morals of a sinful world.
Abortion is called a fundamental woman’s right, but conflicts with the Sixth Commandment. Gay marriage violates God’s creation of marriage between one man and woman. Transgenderism makes mockery of God’s creation of the two sexes, man and woman(Genesis 5:2, Genesis 2:21-22).
These issues are in the forefront of the news and evoke much controversy and passion. They are also three examples of the cornerstone of Democrat policy.
It’s amazing that Democrat platforms either call for the destruction of societal norms or create division, as in the case of stirring up racial strife and woke politics.
What’s the Republican reaction to these policies? The average Christian conservative sees the harm and calls for the Republican Party to resist and overturn these harmful policies and the legislation associated with them.
The Republican leadership, however, doesn’t want to be bothered unless its for fundraising or re-election. Sure they talk a great game during their re-election campaigns , but once back in office they, for the most part, ignore the harm done to the country. Instead the Republican leadership focuses its contempt at conservative constituents , rather than the Democrats.
To say the political parties have changed in the last 60 years is an understatement. They’ve become a UniParty, protecting the party interests and united in their hatred for their constituents.
Really.
Both parties are are two sides of the same coin, with their respective roles to play. The Dems? They’ve become the de-facto determiner of morality in America. The Repubs? They’re controlled opposition.
What is controlled opposition? Republicans who pontificate conservative buzz words on camera, but provide little, if any, pushback against the leftist agenda.
However ,when the UniParty unites in participation in foreign wars,God-fearing Christians and conservatives must be especially wary. They must discern whether such calls are to truly protect the American people , a political distraction or a benefit for the military industrial complex .
Sad to say, but everyone must question politicians’ calls to protect Democracy in other countries while ignoring the dire state of affairs in the United States. We are a nation in decline precisely because of our past ignorance regarding the machinations of corrupt politicians and dangerous ideologies.
Have you been guilty in the past of wedding yourself to political passions over God’s perspectives? I confess falling for that seduction in the past. Hey, we’re all vulnerable.
Partisan politics becomes a dilemma for the Christian when he or she subordinates God to emotion and fickle cultural passions. Christians should participate in the political process, but must, through prayer and study, measure every policy against the Word of God . We must exercise, from now on, Godly discernment.
