“What Should We Do?”

Yes, that’s the question that many are asking after President Trump posted a picture of himself on Sunday night, Apr. 12, dressed like Jesus: in a white robe and red shawl.  There was a light emanating from his left hand and also from his right hand as he laid it on the head of a man lying in a hospital bed.

In the picture, he was also surrounded by a nurse, a soldier and a praying woman.  And, in the background you can see the American flag, the Statue of Liberty, several bald eagles and the Lincoln Memorial.  Likewise, the A.I.-generated image also depicted several winged U.S. service members up in the sky behind Trump.

Needless to say, this created quite an uproar among the President’s MAGA supporters and conservative Christians around the world.  When asked about the picture, Trump said he thought it depicted him as a doctor working with the Red Cross.  But, again, it didn’t take a rocket scientist to realize that he was posing as a Jesus look-a-like, which was quite repulsive, reprehensible and indefensible.

Thankfully, after much strong backlash, he took it down off of his social media platform on Truth Social; but, the damage was already done and it’ll be interesting to see what happens in the coming days.

This isn’t the first time the President has been embroiled in controversy because of some of his posts.  One time he depicted himself as Superman, followed by him sitting in a chair, wearing the Pope’s clothes.  There was another time he posted a picture of his face having been added to the other four presidents’ faces on Mt. Rushmore.

Needless to say, all of these have produced negative responses and did great damage to the office of the President.  In many ways they are childish, narcissistic and seemingly designed to cause controversy.  And, when coupled with his brash, often arrogant and egotistical ways, it leaves Americans shaking their heads in disbelief: especially when most citizens want their President to act “Presidential.”

The same is true with his continually alienating our allies: whether in Canada, Europe or NATO.  Again, his caustic words of criticism against many of those leaders is uncalled for: even if it’s an attempt to get them to “pay their fair share” of expenses in NATO and the UN.

So, what can we do in response to all of this?

If he were a senior officer in the military, he would be reprimanded and relieved of his command for “conduct unbecoming.”  If he were the CEO of a corporation, he could be fired by the Board of Directors.

But, as President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, the only ones he’s accountable to are Congress, the American people and God Himself.  And, it’s clear that any attempt to impeach him and remove him from office will be dead-on-arrival in Congress because of the Republican’s slim majority.

So, again, what can we—as an average American citizen—do?

And, the answer is “Pray.  Pray for him.  Pray for his cabinet.  Pray for our military leadership, etc.”  In fact, that’s what the Bible tells us to do anyway, i.e., “pray for those in authority over us” (Romans 13:1-7).

Yes, every serious student of the Bible knows that “Righteousness exalts a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people” (Proverbs 14:34).  That’s why we should also pray for every member of Congress: for, as we know, many of them have recently resigned because of sex scandals, crooked financial transactions, insider training, etc.

So, again, the best course-of-action right now is to “Humble ourselves, pray, seek God’s Face and turn from our wicked ways:” for, only then will He “hear our prayers, forgive our sins and heal our land” (II Chronicles 7:14).  Only then.

Likewise, we should pray that the Lord will strongly convict Donald Trump of his words-and-ways that results in true repentance.  Even though his strongarm tactics have produced some much-needed changes worldwide, the fact remains that Christ’s Name is quite often brought into ill-repute: which is a dangerous thing to do.  Help us, O God.

        (NOTE:  If you’d like to contact Bro. Tom or receive his daily devotional, entitled “Morning Manna,” you can e-mail him at pressingon@hotmail.com).