Recently President Trump made a statement the whole world heard. He said that Israel would not exist if it were not for America and Him personally. I am sure he meant well, but those are dangerous words. Neither he or this nation has anything to do with Israel’s existence. If anything the U.S. owes its existence to Israel. But both nations owe everything to God for their existence.

The reason those words of President Trump are dangerous is he is claiming credit for what God has done and God won’t share His glory with anyone. Now I don’t believe Donald Trump realized what he did in saying that. But he needs to learn and not do that again. I don’t know if anyone has told him … talked to him about it.

Ambassador Mike Huckabee sort of rebuked him saying that the U.S. would not exist without Israel. I agree with that. I believe America is righly blessed because of our relationship and treatment of Israel. Obama and Biden were certainly exceptions. How we treat Israel is most important. God has said that He will bless those that bless Israel and He will curse those that curse Israel. That applies to individual people as well as nations.

I firmly believe that God raised up Donald Trump as America’s President. I also believe that God can just as easily remove him from leadership if given reason to. Hopefully He will find no reason to.

One thing we all need to remember is that there is great power in our words. Even in the secular application such as “Loose Lips Sink Ships”. And once our words leave our mouths they are most difficult to take back. The damage they can cause has usually already begun. We can apologize and ask for forgiveness, but the damage has already happened. Yes, we need to choose our words carefully.It is much easier to prevent damage from occurring than it is to do damage control afterwards.

I think it would do us all good to read this book. It seems we all have much to learn. However it definitely would be best to approach it with a clean slate … with preconceived notions or beliefs. We need to be “teachable”.

As to what President Trump said, I think I know what he meant by what he said, but it sure didn’t come across as such to most who heard it. Definitely it was wide open for a different interpretation.President Trump has done much for Israel during his two terms in office … more than any President in our history.

From Amir Tsarfati of Behold Israel ministry …

First Term: Support for Israel

• Recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
• Moved the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem.
• Recognized Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights.
• Initiated the Abraham Accords.
• Helped normalize Israel’s relations with the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco, and Sudan.
• Shattered the long-held assumption that Israel must first make concessions to Palestinian demands before Arab states could make peace.
• Withdrew from the Iran nuclear deal.
• Reimposed a maximum-pressure sanctions campaign on Iran.
• Cut U.S. funding to UNRWA.
• Withdrew from the UN Human Rights Council because of its anti-Israel bias.
• Closed the PLO office in Washington.
• Reduced U.S. aid to the Palestinian Authority.
• Signed the Taylor Force Act, restricting assistance connected to the Palestinian Authority’s “pay-for-slay” system.
• Unveiled the most pro-Israel American peace plan ever proposed.
• Recognized Israel’s security control as essential to any future peace framework.
• Changed U.S. policy on settlements, rejecting the claim that Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria are inherently illegal.
• Allowed certain products from Israeli-controlled areas to be labeled “Made in Israel.”
• Provided Israel with strong diplomatic backing at the United Nations.
• Supported Israel’s right to defend itself against Hamas and Iranian proxies.
• Ordered the strike that killed Qasem Soleimani, the architect of Iran’s regional terrorist network.

Second Term: So Far

Maintained the public red line that Iran must never be allowed to obtain nuclear weapons.

Imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court over its targeting of Israel and the United States.

Defended Netanyahu and Gallant against what many viewed as the ICC’s campaign of lawfare.

Removed Biden-era sanctions imposed on Israelis living in Judea and Samaria.

Renewed pressure on UNRWA.

Ordered a review of U.S. funding for UN bodies accused of anti-Israel bias and antisemitism.

Provided diplomatic support for Israel during the Gaza war.

Helped advance a Gaza ceasefire and hostage framework that included Israeli security guarantees.

Continued expanding the Abraham Accords framework.

Promoted broader regional normalization with Israel.

Joined Israel militarily against Iran.

Helped degrade Iran’s missile, drone, naval, and air defense capabilities.

As to what man says or doesn’t say, God is able to make the very rocks cry out. And God has used animals to speak . With God all things are possible. If He doesn’t find a person to serve His purposes He can use rocks, animals … whatever. And if that should happen it is doubtful if they would speak wrongly.

One thing about this matter of speaking … God can help us to guard both our hearts and our mouths. Don’t misunderstand me … we certainly are still quite capable of messing up and saying the wrong thing and at the wrong time. When we get saved we are still very much the same person we were. We just start a process of allowing God to work in our life to change us. It is a life long process. And we all who belong to God’s family are changed from the inside out at different rates.

Donald Trump needs God … a daily close walk with God. He needs our prayers. I believe he is saved. He just needs to grow in God’s grace and knowledge of God’s Word. That is something we all need. It starts by turning to God with our sin … acknowledging it and being willing to stop sinning … asking for His forgiveness and help by coming into our lives and hearts. Why not give it a try? You have Heaven to gain and Hell to lose.