Who Do You Follow?
It is the LORD your God you must
follow, and him you must revere. Keep his commands and obey him; serve him and
hold fast to him. – Deuteronomy 13:4
I was amazed, though not surprised, by the hatred and ugliness
the Facebook post brought forth. I share many things related to faith but even
I hesitated with this one. Was I a coward? Possibly.
Sometimes people are so blind they can’t see
themselves. Saying anything remotely negative about Donald Trump among some
members of the Christian community brings out the Pharisee within them. I
simply didn’t want to be part of it. That was wrong. How can we truly know
Jesus if we deny His truth?
Here’s the quote:
You can follow Jesus, or you can follow
Trump; but you don’t get to follow both. – John Fugelsang (posted by The Celtic
Christian Tradition)
The simple truth seems obvious to me. We can find it
throughout the Bible. We cannot serve God and someone or something else. It’s
not a political statement but rather a Biblical one.
If you’re upset about the quote, try this: Insert the
name Obama where Trump’s name is. Are you still furious or do you feel
justified? Then your allegiance is in the wrong place.
But don’t stop there. Insert a political party, a
celebrity, a popular coach, or even a well-known evangelist. The answer remains
the same. We can’t serve two masters. We can’t truly follow Jesus when we are
holding someone else up as His equal.
Trump is a fallible human being. So is every other
person who walks this earth. Trump can’t save us. Only Jesus can do that. But
there are some Christians who seem convinced that Trump can do just that.
I don’t know what your political allegiance is. I don’t
care. Just remember that Jesus is our Lord and Savior. Be very careful when you
start looking to someone or something else to do what only He can do.
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