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Never Say Never
Yesterday at 3 AM, an aircraft landed at Joint Base Andrews and was greeted by the President, First Lady, and the Vice President. On board the aircraft were three men who have been held in a North Korean prison:
- Kim Dong Chul
- Kim Hak Song
- Tony Kim
On Thursday morning, President Trump tweeted that a summit with the North Korean leader will be held in Singapore on June 12. I don’t know about you, but I think today is a real red–letter day. While so-called progressives are whining and crying about some porn star, the president is actually making progress. In the meantime, leftist hacks in the media are pulling their hair out and smacking their empty heads against a wall, trying to figure out how to spin the great news against the President. It is positively delicious!
There are still a lot of people out there, on all sides of the skewed political aisle, having a prolonged hissy-fit over the fact that Donald Trump is the President of the United States of America. In their constant state of vitriolic convulsion, they attack anybody and everybody who dares say something even remotely supportive of the president. Hashtag Never… Whether it comes from screeching leftists or elitist GOPers, it is about time they all realize that President Trump is actually doing things to benefit America. Whether it is today’s developments or some of the other good things he has done, there needs to be a realization among the chronic grumblers that our President is protecting our freedom; that is what a President is supposed to do.
Donald Trump was not my first choice for a candidate in 2016, and I can honestly say that I was not fully supportive of him. I am not one of the MAGA hat-wearing fans. No man gets my worship; that is reserved for God and God alone. Which brings me to draw your attention to Kurt Schlichter’s latest Townhall post (read it, you won’t be sorry). In the last year and a half, every Christian who supports the president has been raked over the coals by the self-righteous contending that defending the president and Christianity cannot coexist. To my Christian brothers and sisters who think this way; get over yourselves. We are to have a discerning spirit, but only God has the Authority to judge the souls of mankind; He does not need our help in this endeavor. President Trump is neither a deity, nor a demon; he is a man – a fallen, sinful creature like all of us. Our religious freedom is being attacked by leftists every day. As long as the president is willing to protect and defend my constitutional right to worship God, I will support him.
He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves in the eyes of men, but God knows your hearts. What is highly valued among men is detestable in God’s sight.” (Luke 16:15 NIV)
God knows every thought, word and action of every person on this planet; no one is beyond His omniscience. Today, three Christian American men are free from a communist prison, and God used our current president to get the job done. I am pretty sure those men are grateful. If President Trump ceases to defend my religious liberty, I will be the first one to stand up and fight back, but I don’t think that will happen. You see, Scripture reminds me of a “man after God’s own heart”, who not only committed adultery, he also had his lover’s husband murdered. God forgave that man, because He knew his heart. No one among the whole of humanity is righteous before God, but for those of us willing to forgive as He forgave us, His Light will shine upon us. President Trump is not willing to let that light go out; for this, he gets my support. So, if you are one of the Never Trump disciples on the right, left or somewhere in the middle; never is a long time. Never say never, because God might have another plan.
Complacency is not an option.
This is good news.
@garyrobbins Indeed, it is.
Before I read this, I was already thinking about King David.
@vectorman It is either “great minds think alike”, or the analogy is just that clear. God has a wonderful way of giving us the right Scripture at the right time.
So glad this is your perspective Susan. I was wondering.
Psalm 51 states that He (David) sinned against God Alone. I think the amplified version add’s. ” And NRO holds no bounty on me” ;)
Just kidding.
@kevinschulte LOL! Good one.
It sure would be nice to be able to share this post with people outside the walls of the Ricochet Fortress. Only 3 more “likes” and I will be able to do that. sigh
It’s interesting that Trump got the prisoners out at the beginning of the negotiations where Obama never got the Iranian prisoners out.
FIFY – It’s amazing how history repeats.
Nicely put!
@bryangstephens Thank you!
Why were there Americans in North Korea to be taken hostage in the first place? I am glad these guys got out of NK whole and mostly healthy but if you are an American and go to NK you are sort of asking to be taken.
I agree, today was a very good day for the Country.
Great question, and a good point. It does kind of defy logic. I found this link that might help explain:
https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2017/may/why-christians-risk-lives-teach-north-korea-pyongyang-pust.html
Amen!
Why Susan … I couldn’t have put it better myself!
Trump as President has to be one of the greatest examples of the Lord working in mysterious ways. No one is asking the Never-Trumpers to jump on the MAGA bandwagon, but can’t they acknowledge him doing a good job without the inevitable “but”-monkey?
Absolutely! Questioning God’s work never goes well. He has His plan. As for the Nevers, I don’t know how to reach them, because I don’t understand the level of foolish pride they possess.
Don’t bother. I believe they have so much invested in their public display of “principle”, they can’t even admit to themselves they were wrong in private.
Brava!
Time to eliminate all free radicals…
This movie was a good send off for
Thank you, Susan, for a pitch-perfect post!
Very well put, Susan. Thank you.
Thank you, Jeanne! God bless you ;-)
Thank you, Jim! God bless you ;-)
You cannot have too many dry martinis.
Did Mr Trump do a good thing? That would follow logically.
He thinks it over for a second then says, “Then I’ll cut out the white bread.” LOL
Plus the 007 infatuated Miss Moneypenny, “Uuuh, do be careful.”
movie magic!