Peace and safety.....peace of mind....peace and safety.....peace of mind? Just how related if at all are these two concepts? The only specific mention of 'peace of mind' in God's Word is in 2 Corinthians 2:13 and that comes from the NIV. The other translations use the terminology 'spirit at rest.' Paul is uneasy because he hasn't heard from Titus. "My spirit was not at rest" is how the ESV translates it. Earlier in his ministry Paul, when writing about the turmoil at the end of the Last Days, used these words...."While they are saying 'Peace and safety!' then destruction will come upon them..."
I do know this...most of the church...and most of conservatism....are feeling a heightened sense of peace and safety....or....peace of mind... since Donald Trump began to put an end to the insanity of surrendering our country to our many enemies. To us it is...win, lose or draw but there will be no more surrender. This is indicative of the America that many can remember but is unrelated to righteousness in the eyes of God.
It's not that we are en masse discounting the dangers that are still there. It's not that everyone is brashly predicting peace and safety either, although some are. It's that there is an overwhelming presence of a peace of mind....almost tranquility along with an absence of uneasiness....and this....as those dangers are not only still there but possibly and probably heightened. Let me explain my thoughts on this:
We have a man as our president who in many ways is aggressively and directly challenging what can only be described as evil. This alone may elicit a response from our enemies. We have a mainstream media who will make every attempt to bring this man down, which only motivates our enemies more. Little has changed as far as our rebellion as a people against God but we are acting under the assumption that only the other side was in rebellion, when in fact we are all culpable, albeit in varying degrees. God's warnings over many decades addressed us corporately. We see a President Trump as somewhat of a vindication. His election is an honorable attempt to rebuild some foundations and we should take it as far as we can but it is also in some ways a continuation of waywardness, and it is most certainly not a vindication of what God rightly accuses us of, nor will it alone stay His hand of judgment upon us or upon this world.
Our hope is...as Merriam Webster defines it..."to cause to feel regret or contrition...to feel sorrow, regret, or contrition for..." The word defined is 'repent'....nothing else will suffice. We need as a people to turn around....in our hearts....in our minds....and in our actions. Should our Lord tarry in his return then His hand would once again be upon us in these troublesome times. Should His return be imminent then He will be with us in whatever lies ahead. We had an inkling of our need to turn to God under the previous administration but that inkling is all but gone in the euphoria of the present moment. The need to repent is no longer on the back burner anymore but entirely off the stove. So in conclusion...we are doing what we had to do...but it may actually hasten the day of decision that was approaching...of which we are now even less prepared for.
I do know this...most of the church...and most of conservatism....are feeling a heightened sense of peace and safety....or....peace of mind... since Donald Trump began to put an end to the insanity of surrendering our country to our many enemies. To us it is...win, lose or draw but there will be no more surrender. This is indicative of the America that many can remember but is unrelated to righteousness in the eyes of God.
It's not that we are en masse discounting the dangers that are still there. It's not that everyone is brashly predicting peace and safety either, although some are. It's that there is an overwhelming presence of a peace of mind....almost tranquility along with an absence of uneasiness....and this....as those dangers are not only still there but possibly and probably heightened. Let me explain my thoughts on this:
We have a man as our president who in many ways is aggressively and directly challenging what can only be described as evil. This alone may elicit a response from our enemies. We have a mainstream media who will make every attempt to bring this man down, which only motivates our enemies more. Little has changed as far as our rebellion as a people against God but we are acting under the assumption that only the other side was in rebellion, when in fact we are all culpable, albeit in varying degrees. God's warnings over many decades addressed us corporately. We see a President Trump as somewhat of a vindication. His election is an honorable attempt to rebuild some foundations and we should take it as far as we can but it is also in some ways a continuation of waywardness, and it is most certainly not a vindication of what God rightly accuses us of, nor will it alone stay His hand of judgment upon us or upon this world.
Our hope is...as Merriam Webster defines it..."to cause to feel regret or contrition...to feel sorrow, regret, or contrition for..." The word defined is 'repent'....nothing else will suffice. We need as a people to turn around....in our hearts....in our minds....and in our actions. Should our Lord tarry in his return then His hand would once again be upon us in these troublesome times. Should His return be imminent then He will be with us in whatever lies ahead. We had an inkling of our need to turn to God under the previous administration but that inkling is all but gone in the euphoria of the present moment. The need to repent is no longer on the back burner anymore but entirely off the stove. So in conclusion...we are doing what we had to do...but it may actually hasten the day of decision that was approaching...of which we are now even less prepared for.
