By: Dale Weckbacher
1 Samuel 13:13-14
"How
foolish!" Samuel exclaimed. "You have disobeyed the command of the
LORD your God. Had you obeyed, the LORD would have established your kingdom
over Israel forever. 14 But now your dynasty must end, for the LORD has sought
out a man after his own heart. The LORD has already chosen him to be king over
his people, for you have not obeyed the LORD's command."
NLT
Prior to entering the Promised Land, God, knowing the time
would come when the Nation of Israel would desire a king to lead them, gave
them instructions on whom to select as their king. Deuteronomy 17:15-16 tells them to select the
man the Lord chooses, that the king must be a fellow Israelite and not a
foreigner. The king was also required to
copy, and this was before copy machines, the law on a scroll for himself in the
presence of the Levitical priests to insure he did not cheat (Deuteronomy17:18). The reasons for these requirements
are to insure,
1)
That the king has the approval of God to lead
His people
2)
That the king is one of the people having a
vested interest in their interests
3)
That the king has vast knowledge of the Law of
God from which to lead wisely
Last week the FBI decided not to indict Hillary Clinton in
spite of massive evidence, evidence uncovered during a lengthy investigation by
the same FBI. (1) Many who hold leaders to a high standard view
Hillary Clinton as grossly unqualified to be the next President of the United
States. Unfortunately, however, many
voters in the United States do not hold their leaders to a high standard and
unfortunately will vote for Hillary mostly due to freebies she will promise
them. (2) Among these promised freebies are
The entire email fiasco coupled with Hillary Clinton’s
incompetency in the handling of Benghazi disqualifies her from holding the
position of President of the United States.
We must not allow someone demonstrating dishonesty from attaining the
office of President. The American people
have had their share of dishonest leadership and in the increasingly dangerous
world in which we live, demand honesty in leadership and not a leader willing
to lie about the cause of Benghazi in order to protect the political ambitions
of her boss. Hillary Clinton, in the
opinion of the FBI, demonstrated gross negligence and carelessness in the
handling of sensitive material that could endanger the nation. We must not allow her access to even more
sensitive material by electing her President.
During the GOP primaries I expressed my support for Ted Cruz
based upon his conservative values.
Unfortunately, Senator Cruz was unable to garner enough support during
these primaries to win the nomination leaving us with the presumptive GOP
nominee, Donald Trump. This circumstance
left me with the choice of staying home or voting for every office on the
ballot except the presidency. I also
could vote third party or write in a candidate.
However, there is not realistic
path for a third party or write in to win the electoral college and since I
traditionally vote Republican in presidential elections, I would be taking a
vote away from Donald Trump and help insure the election of the grossly
unqualified candidate Hillary Clinton. I
therefore reluctantly intend to vote for Donald Trump as a defensive vote to
insure the grossly unqualified Hillary Clinton is nowhere near the powerful
office of the presidency.
We were all saddened and angered
at the brutal execution of five police officers in Dallas. However, in a hotly contested presidential
election, voters can learn much by looking at how the candidates react to such
tragedies. Donald Trump, a candidate
some evangelical Christians will not vote for because they believe he is not a
Christian tweeted “Prayers and condolences to all of the families who are so
thoroughly devastated by the horrors we are all watching take place in our
country.” (6) Hillary on the other hand took advantage of
this tragedy to advance her anti-gun agenda and played the race card citing
evidence that “African Americans are much more likely to be killed in police
incidents.” (7)
These reactions provide a view
into how these candidates will react in a crisis. Do we want a leader who takes advantage of a
crisis to advance an unconstitutional anti second amendment agenda, fueling
the fires of racism that already divide the nation, inciting violence and
murder, or do we want a leader concerned about the families of the victims of
violence vowing to make our country and its citizens safe from such senseless
murder? As for me, I choose a leader
with a heart vowing to end this insanity.
As for me, I choose Donald Trump.
1. McCarthy, Andrew. FBI Rewrites Federal Law
to Let Hillary off the Hook. www.nationalreview.com. [Online] National
Review, July 5, 2016. [Cited: July 9, 2016.]
http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/437479/fbi-rewrites-federal-law-let-hillary-hook.
2. Vennochi, Joan.
When Did Democrats Become the Party of Free Stuff. www.bostonglobe.com. [Online]
The Boston Globe, October 15, 2015. [Cited: July 9, 2016.]
https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2015/10/15/when-did-democrats-become-party-free-stuff/1YmL3ZhiS3mXldHsyiPTfP/story.html.
3. Jamieson, Dave.
Hillary Clinton Clarifies Her Stance on $15 Minimum Wage. www.huffpost.com. [Online]
Huffington Post, April 17, 2016. [Cited: July 9, 2016.]
4. Phillip, Anne
Gearan and Abby. Clinton to propose 3-month Hiatus for Repayment of Student
Loans. www.washingtonpost.com. [Online] The Washington Post, July 5,
2016. [Cited: July 9, 2016.]
5. Hughes, Laura
Meckler and Siobhan. Hillary Clinton Expanding College Plan to Offer Free
Tuition to Millions. www.wsj.com. [Online] The Wall Street Journal, July
6, 2016. [Cited: July 9, 2016.]
www.wsj.com/articles/hillary-clinton-expanding-college-plan-to-offer-free-tuition-to-millions-1467813602.
6. Michelle Jesse,
Associate Editor. Here's the Trump Tweet About Dallas the Media Don't Want
You to See. www.allenwest.com. [Online] Allen West, July 8, 2016.
[Cited: July 9, 2016.]
7. Haskell, Liz
Kreutz and Josh. Clinton on Week of Deadly Gun Violence: 'We Owe Our
Children Better'. www.abcnews.go.com. [Online] ABC News, July 8, 2016.
[Cited: July 9, 2016.]
www.abcnews.go.com/Polotics/hillary-clinton-pospones-rally-dallas-shooting/story?id=40426136.
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