Making America Great Again: Progress despite Opposition

By:  Dale Weckbacher

Nehemiah 4:6

So we rebuilt the wall until the entire wall was joined together up to half its height, for the people had the will to keep working.

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The key ingredient to successful completion of rebuilding the wall in Jerusalem was the will of the people to keep working despite the opposition encountered (Nehemiah 4:6).  The same determination and will is necessary today if the citizens of the United States are to make America great again.  However, constant opposition can cause one to become weary.  The greatest threat to the Trump agenda of making America great again is not the opposition but that the constant opposition will break the spirit of citizens causing them to give up.

The opposition to the wall rebuilding project of Nehemiah was vicious and full of vile hatred (Nehemiah 4:1-3).   While the initial reaction of Nehemiah could have been firing back with similar viciousness and hatred, he instead takes the situation to God (Nehemiah 4:4-5).  After this time of prayer to God, the work continued after the people had their will to continued ignited through prayer (Nehemiah 4:6). 

However, the opposition did not end there and instead escalated to a military plot to confound the work (Nehemiah 4:7-8).  Once again, however, rather than becoming discouraged, the people prayed to God with God directing them to station guards to protect the workers (Nehemiah 4:9).  However, the constant opposition and taunting began to take its toll with the people growing tired due to the constant opposition and volume of work required to remove the rubble and rebuild the wall (Nehemiah 4:10). 

With news of the workers growing weary and news of constant attacks, Nehemiah calls for additional guards (Nehemiah 4:11-13).  In addition, Nehemiah inspects the work this time and speaks to the nobles and officials encouraging them not to fear.  Nehemiah also reminds them of the purpose of the work, the protection of their nation and families (Nehemiah 4:14). 

When Donald Trump first announced his candidacy for President of the United States, the main issue appealing to voters was building a wall along the southern border to stop the invasion of illegal immigration.  I say invasion because the numbers of people coming across this porous border are staggering and turning increasingly violent.  (1)  The main duty of government is the safety of its citizens and numbers like these show failures of government to fulfill this main duty. 

Now we have evidence that the FBI ignored evidence about a disturbed individual in Florida expressing a desire to become a school shooter, resulting in the senseless death of 17 adults and children at what should be a save spot, a school.  (2)  With many F.B.I. resources presently involved in investigating Russian interference in the 2016 elections, one must ask if the bureau lacked enough resources to follow through on tips it received about Nikolas Cruz.  (3)

Under the leadership of President Trump, the United States is experiencing an economic boom, a boom that like it or not began with the election of Donald Trump as President due to increased optimism.  (4)  However, if the massive invasion across the southern border coupled with the politicization of law enforcement misappropriating resources away from the safety of citizens to a political witch hunt, the economic recovery could quickly come to a halt. 

I encourage President Trump to begin rallying the voters as he did during his successful campaign in 2016 to show up in massive numbers for the 2018 election.  Advancement of the Trump promise to build the wall and the ending of constant investigations into the 2016 election yielding no results hinge on the election of greater conservative majorities in both the House of Representatives and Senate in 2018.  As in all elections, especially off year elections, turn out is critical.  An energized left, with dreams of regaining their majority in the House of Representatives and beginning the impeachment process makes it necessary for Republicans and especially conservatives to show up in 2018 in even greater numbers.  The power to keep the momentum going rests with the voters just as it did in 2016. 

We must not lose our will to make America great again and work to not just keep Republican majorities but increase them in the coming election.  I urge everyone reading this to begin praying for this year’s election.  As you are praying ask God where he would have you serve in the electoral process to increase conservative turn out, assuring conservative victory and increased majorities. 

1. Bedard, Paul. Illegal immigration numbers: MS-13 exploding, 1,100 border arrests a day, 1M on deport list. www.washingtonexaminer.com. [Online] Washington Examiner, January 23, 2018. [Cited: February 18, 2018.] http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/illegal-immigration-numbers-ms-13-exploding-1100-border-arrests-a-day-1m-on-deport-list/article/2646876.

2. Katie Benner, Patricia Mazzei, and Adam Goldman. F.B.I. Was Warned of Florida Suspect's Desire to Kill but Did Not Act. www.nytimes.com. [Online] The New York Times, February 16, 2018. [Cited: February 18, 2018.] https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/16/us/fbi-nikolas-cruz-shooting.html.

3. Stewart, Emily. Trump blames Florida school shooting on Russia investigation. www.vox.com. [Online] Vox, February 18, 2018. [Cited: February 18, 2018.] https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/2/18/17024862/trump-russia-school-shooting-fbi-investigation.

4. Investor's Business Daily. Love Him Or Hate Him, Trump Deserves Credit For Booming Economy. www.investors.com. [Online] Investor's Business Daily, January 12, 2018. [Cited: February 18, 2018.] https://www.investors.com/politics/editorials/economic-optimism-tax-cut-bonuses-trump-credit/.