Many ultra conservatives knew for years that Republican presidents
don’t always appoint conservative justices to the Supreme Court of the
United States (SCOTUS). Their recent decision, where 2 justices
appointed by a republican president joined the majority, in favor of
redefining ‘sex’ in the 1964 Civil Rights Act; should be a wake-up
call to all conservatives. When I first heard of this I nearly cried,
but fell to my knees in prayer for my sons, daughters-in-laws, and 7
grand children. My wife and I have been reading through the Bible and
we are currently in 1st Chronicles. The history of Israel and
neighboring nations recorded there, definitely factors into my mood.
Just this morning we read I Chronicles 19. King David of Israel sent
a delegation to express his sympathy to Hanun, King of the Ammonites,
concerning his father, Nahash, who had just died. Nahash had been a
friend of David. Instead of treating David’s delegation with respect,
“Hanun seized David’s men, shaved them, cut off their garments in the
middle at the buttocks, and sent them away” [vs. 4]. The Ammonites
realized “they had become a stench in David’s nostrils, [and] Hanun
and the Ammonites sent a thousand talents of silver to hire
[protection]” [vs, 6,7]. A battle ensued. But, before the battle
Joab said “The Lord will do what is good in his sight” [vs. 13].
Needless to say, the Arameans who were hired to help the Ammonites
were routed and many thousand were killed, as well as the Ammonites
becoming slaves of Israel.
The key phrase in this story is Joab’s quote as recorded in Scripture:
“The Lord will do what is good in his sight”. What was Hanun thinking
when he humiliated David’s delegation in the first place? He
obviously didn’t know “the Lord” nor did he even exercise common
wisdom about how to treat a neighbor. Where did Hanun err and how
does it relate to US (both us and United States)? Hanun forgot or
discarded his own father’s example on how to interact with David.
Hanun also never counted the cost of his course of action.
Here in the United States we enjoyed a successful position in the
world of nations. Yes, we were prosperous also. Our governments
worked from the top down Federalist to the bottom most self-government
due to several reasons but I would venture to say the main reason was
because we made efforts to govern ourselves as subjects of the Lord
Himself. 9 of the 13 colonies had identified Scripture or [the
Christian] God as the authority above the political government the
charter had set up. Were their problems? Yes, of course. Taxation
bias based on a person’s religious (actually denominational)
affiliation was a bad idea. Chattel slavery was another bad idea.
But, just as some Ammonites in Nahash’s reign probably were victims of
racial prejudice, most Ammonites were ok with their neighbor, Israel.
Like Hanun, the US in 2020 has forgotten or simply discarded our
previous working political government(s).
Also, like Hanun, what was SCOTUS thinking when they redefined ‘sex’?
Does SCOTUS believe there is no cost of going against God, our
founding constitutions, and even the simple plain text of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964? Are they more afraid of being on the wrong side
of political correctness or popular opinion? Does history give
evidence of even one nation which has survived more than two
generations after legalizing deviant sexual behavior? Psalm 2 is
repeated quite often in the New Testament, meaning, yes it still has
relevance today. This entire Psalm is worth reading and mourning or
crying over but here are the last three verses [10-12].
Now therefore, O kings [SCOTUS, POTUS, and COTUS] be wise, be warned, O rulers of the earth. Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling. Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and you perish in the way, for his wrath is quickly kindled. Blessed are all who take refuge in him.