Talking to Fox Information Digital simply days earlier than President Donald Trump’s inauguration as forty seventh president, Pastor Robert Jeffress of First Baptist Church of Dallas, Texas, expressed “gratitude to God” about Trump’s re-election and his hope for the way forward for the nation.
“I imagine most evangelicals, conservative Catholics and conservative Jews all view President Trump’s re-election with a sense of aid and gratitude to God,” mentioned the religion chief in an on-camera interview. (See the video on the high of this text.)
“There is a very actual sense that our nation has been in a downward spiral the final 4 years, and primarily due to our departure from the Judeo-Christian basis of our nation,” mentioned Jeffress. “To many individuals, I imagine President Trump’s re-election represents God giving America one other likelihood — maybe her final likelihood — to reverse this downward trajectory.”
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And “I am speaking about issues which have induced confusion in our nation during the last 4 years,” he mentioned.
“Embracing the transgender agenda, which is complicated our kids. Wavering in our help of Israel, our solely dependable ally within the Center East. And following excessive environmental positions that will have truly induced slightly than prevented a number of the disasters we’re seeing.”
Pastor Robert Jeffress of Dallas, Texas, and President Donald Trump pictured in the course of the first Trump administration. (Olivier Douliery/Bloomberg by way of Getty Photos)
All of this stuff, mentioned Jeffress, “have induced folks of religion to lament — however they really feel very hopeful now that President Trump is about to enter the White Home [again] and they will be crammed with prayers for him.”
The pastor can be taking part in sure inauguration occasions, he mentioned, however was not at liberty to call the specifics forward of these occasions.
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Jeffress mentioned he hopes all People will heed the Bible and pray for all “those that are in authority” and in a governing capability on this nation.
“We pray for all leaders.”
“Now, I do know a few of our viewers and readers could also be saying, ‘Pastor, are you a hypocrite? Would you’ve gotten mentioned the identical factor about Joe Biden?’” mentioned Jeffress. “And actually, I wrote an op-ed piece for Fox Information when Biden was elected, saying we could also be lamenting his election, however we have to obey the Bible and pray for him.”
Added Jeffress to Fox Information Digital, “The Bible says we do not choose whom we pray for. We pray for all leaders. And I’d remind people who if President Trump wins in his agenda, which I feel he’ll, then all of America wins, not simply Republicans however our total nation.”
President Donald Trump and first girl Melania Trump place their fingers on their chests throughout a “Salute to America” occasion on the South Garden of the White Home, Saturday, July 4, 2020, in Washington, D.C. (AP Photograph/Patrick Semansky)
He went on, “President Trump has been pal of mine for the final 10 years. I’ve talked to him just lately. I will discuss to him once more subsequent week. And I actually imagine he needs to unite this nation.”
And “I feel individuals are going to be pleasantly shocked on the unity that he creates in our nation,” mentioned Jeffress. “Not everyone’s going to agree with each coverage he initiates, however I feel they will see that he needs what’s finest for the nation all of us love.”
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Jeffress mentioned there may be “no official” religion advisory position on his half, however slightly “a casual friendship that I’ve cherished for these final 10 years. I simply principally like President Trump,” he mentioned. “He is a really likable particular person. And I can let you know, he loves our nation.”
“He loves America and desires what’s finest for our nation.”
He mentioned that “there isn’t any sane motive he would surrender a lifetime of luxurious to do that, to threat his life like he did twice in the previous few months. He does this as a result of he loves America and desires what’s finest for our nation.
“And I feel People ought to have the ability to comply with any man or lady who has that sort of feeling about our nation.”
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump is proven at an election evening watch social gathering on the Palm Seaside Conference Heart, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, in West Palm Seaside, Florida. (Evan Vucci/AP)
Jeffress added that America’s “greatness is in our goodness. And the Bible says the one goodness we are able to have is by our proper relationship with God. And I hope we’ll start not solely this New 12 months, however this new time period of the Trump administration with a brand new dedication to comply with God. If God blesses a nation, nothing can thwart His objective or our success.”
‘Gracious and highly effective God’
On the similar time, Jeffress famous how essential it’s to acknowledge very actual struggles and challenges — “and I do know on the forefront of individuals’s pondering proper now are the fires in Los Angeles and the devastation that has induced.”
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For tragedies like this, he mentioned, “it is pure for folks to ask the ‘why’ query. Why do this stuff occur? Why do they occur to me? And I’d recommend that generally that is an unanswerable query. As a substitute, the true query we must be asking is a ‘who’ query. Who’s in command of a world that appears uncontrolled?”
Jeffress shared an instance from his personal life.
“A couple of years in the past, my spouse, Amy, and I have been driving within the evening, out in the midst of West Texas, out within the darkness throughout a driving rainstorm — and our headlights malfunctioned and went out. And so we have been driving within the darkness.
“I could not see six inches in entrance of me, however I seen an 18-wheeler behind me and I slowed down, and I allowed it to go me. And as soon as it was in entrance of me, I centered on its taillights. And I adopted it into the closest city.”
“Always remember God is love.”
“And once we discover ourselves in a maelstrom of confusion and struggling,” added Jeffress, “we surprise why this stuff are taking place. There are three lights about God that we are able to focus in on. First, God is loving. The Bible says God is near the brokenhearted. Always remember God is love.”
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“Secondly, God is sovereign. Meaning He is in management. Nothing takes Him without warning.
“And eventually, God is highly effective sufficient to take the worst issues that occur to us and use them for our personal good. The apostle Paul mentioned, ‘For God causes all issues to work collectively for good.’”
“God will ship us to the opposite aspect safely.” (iStock)
“To those that love Him, that does not imply every little thing that occurs to us is nice, however it means God is so gracious and highly effective that He can take the worst issues in our life, like a fireplace, a flood, the breakup of a relationship, an sickness — He can take these horrible issues and use them for our good.”
Added Jeffress, “If we deal with these truths about God once we go by means of a storm, then God will ship us to the opposite aspect safely.”
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Jeffress is senior pastor of his 16,000-member church in Dallas and is a Fox Information contributor. His each day radio program, “Pathway to Victory,” is heard on greater than 1,400 stations nationwide.
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He’s the creator of practically 30 books.
