CHRISTIANS ARE YOU LISTENING TO PRESIDENT TRUMP?

I wonder how carefully Christians have been listening to President Trump—not in terms of what he’s been saying about Tariffs and taxes, cracking down on crime in our cities, or relative to the war between Ukraine and Russia, etc. I’m referring now explicitly to the many different times and occasions lately when he has said that he “wants to go to heaven,” expressed his hope that he will “make it to heaven,” etc., etc.,

I have financially contributed to Trump’s campaigns for President. Consequently, I’ve been for years, the recipient of an endless stream of texts and emails usually asking for funds and/or participation in a poll, etc.

Since July, I’ve noticed at added appeal; a different and recurring appeal. For example, this morning I received a group text with this salutation: “From President Trump: “I want to try and get to heaven.”

Not long ago a television clip showed the President on his knees, partially surrounded by men and women, ostensibly praying for him. In this clip, he suddenly looks straight into the camera, smiles and apparently lightly says, “If this doesn’t get me to heaven nothing will.” I think what appeared to be lightness was a nervous attempt to communicate a serious concern of his heart.

Over and over again, at different times, during interviews having nothing remotely to do with anything spiritual, the President has said things such as “I’m trying to get to heaven,” “I hope this helps my chances of getting to heaven,” etc., etc., etc. To me this is heart wrenching.

There are probably few men who have lived with less influence or real interest in spiritual things than Donald Trump has for most of his life. Since entering politics he has had many good preachers such as Franklin Graham and Robert Jeffries who have no doubt witnessed to him. I doubt that he has paid much real attention to what they’ve said until recent events have caused himto reflect upon the uncertainty of life and the certainly of death and eternal judgment.

I believe President Trump really wants a right relationship with God and assurance that heaven will be his eternal home. This is what I’m hearing. I hope other Christians are hearing this too, and will pray specifically to God for the salvation of President Donald Trump—to God, who is “not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance;” to “God our Savior; Who will have all men to be saved, and to come to the knowledge of the truth” (1 Pet. 3:9 ; 1 Tim. 2:3, 4).