Not too many people would disagree that Trump being elected was one of the most shocking presidential nominations of all time. There was a mountain of resistance that was aimed at President Trump from the get go, and it only continued to stack higher. The contest came down to two people that were the least liked presidential candidates in modern times, possibly ever. These two candidates were the only ones that had a legitimate chance to win. Many people, dealing with the hand that was dealt, cried out to God for their candidate to win. Hillary Clinton, if elected, could have been the first female president of the United States, so her supporters were very passionate. Trump, on the other hand, embraced some important Christian values, such as being pro life, and standing strong with Israel, that moved many Evangelicals to cry out for the Lord to make a way. God did make a way! Just like He made a way for President Obama, and those before him; the same for President Trump, for the word says–

1. Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. Romans 13:1

There seemed to be a collective sigh among evangelicals as Trump was elected, in contrast, an audible howl from his enemies.

AS CHRISTIANS, HOW ARE WE TO LOOK AT TRUMP?

We must have perspective and balance. There are many extremes, some people believe Trump is going to save America and restore it to its’ Christian roots, while others believe Trump has given America a reprieve, a type of deliverance, or stay from judgment. Of course, his enemies believe his presidency is, and will continue to be, a total disaster.

One thing that Christians have to be cautious about, and that is not to read too much into what the Trump presidency means; even though, to those who follow politics, his nomination and election seemed quite miraculous.
There is no way of knowing whether Pres. Trump is a Christian or not, only God knows. However, God is not limited to only using Christians to advance His will. All men are subject to God and through His wisdom He moves accordingly. For example, Pharaoh, an idol worshiper during the times of Moses, was such a man that God used to advance His agenda.

GOD’S WAYS

Many critics of the word of God try to use scripture to find faults and make God out to be cruel. One of their favorite scriptures is how the Bible says God hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and then punished him for having a hard heart. Tragically these critics are in complete darkness, for the bible must be discerned by the Spirit. The bible warns us of such men who twist things to their own destruction:

2 Peter 3:15-17 (ESV)
“15 And count the patience of our Lord as salvation, just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote to you according to the wisdom given him, 16 as he does in all his letters when he speaks in them of these matters. There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures. 17 You therefore, beloved, knowing this beforehand, take care that you are not carried away with the error of lawless people and lose your own stability.”

It’s clear that the wrong understanding of God’s word can lead to instability. It is so vital that we rightly divide the word of truth. Therefore, as we look at Pharaoh, and God’s dealings with him, we need to see clearly because God’s character (in peoples minds) is on the line.

I came across some great teaching that was so good, and confirmed what I was discerning, that I’m posting some of it here below. The title of the teaching is, “Who Hardened Pharaoh’s Heart?”, by Dave Miller, Ph.D. and Kyle Butt, M.Div.
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“In his copious work on biblical figures of speech, E.W. Bullinger listed several ways that the Hebrew and Greek languages used verbs to mean something other than their strict, literal usage. He listed several verses that show that the languages “used active verbs to express the agent’s design or attempt to do anything, even though the thing was not actually done” (1898, p. 821). To illustrate, in discussing the Israelites, Deuteronomy 28:68 states: “Ye shall be sold (i.e., put up for sale) unto your enemies…and no man shall buy you.” The translators of the New King James Version recognized the idiom and rendered the verse, “you shall be offered for sale.” The text clearly indicated that they would not be sold, because there would be no buyer, yet the Hebrew active verb for “sold” was used. In the New Testament, a clear example of this type of usage is found in 1 John 1:10, which states, “If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him [God—KB/DM] a liar.” No one can make God a liar, but the attempt to deny sin is the equivalent of attempting to make God a liar, which is rendered with an active verb as if it actually happened. Verbs, therefore, can have idiomatic usages that may convey something other than a strict, literal meaning.”

“With that in mind, Bullinger’s fourth list of idiomatic verbs deals with active verbs that “were used by the Hebrews to express, not the doing of the thing, but the permission of the thing which the agent is said to do” (p. 823, emp. in orig.). To illustrate, in commenting on Exodus 4:21, Bullinger stated: “ ‘I will harden his heart (i.e., I will permit or suffer his heart to be hardened), that he shall not let the people go.’ So in all the passages which speak of the hardening of Pharaoh’s heart. As is clear from the common use of the same Idiom in the following passages” (1968, p. 823). He then listed Jeremiah 4:10, “ ‘Lord God, surely thou hast greatly deceived this people’: i.e., thou hast suffered this People to be greatly deceived, by the false prophets….’ ” Ezekiel 14:9 is also given as an example of this type of usage: “ ‘If the prophet be deceived when he hath spoken a thing, I the Lord have deceived that prophet’: i.e., I have permitted him to deceive himself.” James MacKnight, in a lengthy section on biblical idioms, agrees with Bullinger’s assessment that in Hebrew active verbs can express permission and not direct action. This explanation unquestionably clarifies the question of God hardening Pharaoh’s heart. When the text says that God hardened Pharaoh’s heart, it means that God would permit or allow Pharaoh’s heart to be hardened.”

Therefore God glorified Himself by allowing Pharaoh to indulge in his own wicked hard heart.

A WORD OF CAUTION

You don’t want the Creator and Sustainer of all life to turn you over to your own self. No, you don’t want that….

Romans 1:28
And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them up to a debased mind to do what ought not to be done.

There’s a lot more to this Dave Miller and Kyle Butt’s article worth reading, it should come up on Google. Thanks be to God for these men who put in such thorough work.

IN CONCLUSION

I said all that to say this, whether Trump is a Christian or not, only God knows. The bottom line is, at this time, he is our president. So is God with Trump in every thing he does?–Of course not. Should Christians put him on a pedestal?–Of course not. Should Christians trample him into the ground for his faults?–No, of course not. What should be done?—Christians should pray for our authorities without ceasing, supporting that which is good, while rejecting that which is evil.

1 Timothy 2:1-2 (ESV)

2 First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, 2 for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way.