A Call to Action

Last night President Trump spoke to the nation about the crisis at our southern border,  the need for a border wall, and called for Americans to contact their legislators to fund it. This appeal was followed by a rebuttal by Democrat leaders to tell us why they won't provide funding.

Let me say up front that I'm all for "legal" immigration.  I know that there are people who want to escape hardships in other countries.  However, the assault on our southern border is much more than that.  I believe it is an all-out effort to destroy our country.  The same thing is happening in European countries.  The influx of immigrants has had a devastating effect on those countries and they are standing up and fighting back.  The ultimate goal in this effort is a united, globalist community and economy.  This effort has been tried in Europe and now countries are backing out because of what they see happening to their beloved countries.  An example is Brexit in Great Britain.

It is quite interesting to note that the following list of Democrats supported the wall in the past.  You can find videos and articles online that show their support:

Chuck Schumer

Nancy Pelosi

Hillary Clinton

Barack Obama

President Trump laid out the facts about the effects of illegal immigration - crime, drugs, and child sex trafficking.  The statistics are frightening and heart-breaking.  Here are the arrest numbers during 2017-2018:

 100,000 for assault

      30,000 for sex crimes

    4,000 for homicides

This quote struck me deeply:

 "Some suggested a barrier is immoral. 

Then why do politicians build walls around their homes? 

They don't build walls because  they hate people on the outside,

but because  they love the people on the inside. 

The only thing that's immoral is politicians who do nothing"

He appealed to Americans to call their legislators for the necessary funding for the wall project.  I sent an email to my House representative immediately.  That's the easiest and least time consuming way to contact them. I put the link for contacting your representative below.  If you would like to make a phone call, here is some helpful information.

 Calling your legislator: A step-by-step guide

Call congressional offices directly or through the switchboard. If you do not have the direct number, you can reach US representatives by calling 202-225-3121, and US senators by calling 202-224-3121. Ask the operator to connect you to the individual office. If you do not know the names of your members of Congress or want the direct line to their office, you can find them here:

Contact your House Representative
Contact Your Senator


Ask to speak to the aide who handles the issue about which you are calling. Your call will be more influential if you speak to the correct aide. However, Congressional aides are very busy and this is not always possible. If you cannot speak directly with the aide, leave a message with the receptionist stating your views. Sometimes, you will get an answering machine.  Leave a message.

Let them know that you are a constituent. Elected officials are most interested in your opinions if you are their constituent, so be sure to say the city and state you are from.

Know your facts. Be sure you have the basic information about your topic in front of you when you call. You should be able to specifically describe the topic about which you are calling and state your opinion on what your legislator should do.

Note your expertise. If you have professional experience on the issue on which you are calling, be sure to mention
it. It will help to establish your credibility on the issue and may event prompt the aide to ask you for some guidance on the issue.

Be brief. Aides receive a high volume of phone calls every day, so keep your call short.

Be timely. Timeliness is especially important when you are phoning. If the vote on your issue is imminent, the aide is much more likely to pay attention to what you say.

Consider calling the local office. Calling the office in your district or state, rather than the Washington office, can sometimes be very effective. If you are calling about a vote or other timely issues, always call the Washington office. But, if you are calling generally about an issue that affects your district or community, calling the local office can be a good way to make them aware of an issue.

Wisdom Wednesday - Immigration - What Would Jesus Do?

Immigration is a hot topic this week, as the appeals court is hearing the case about President Trump's executive order on extreme vetting of immigrants. Personally, I support his stand on protecting America.  The law on which he based his order is crystal clear.**  

But have you heard the outcry of  "Jesus was a refugee" and "Jesus wouldn't build a wall"?  The Bible tells a different story, and I'm going to share it with you today.

I found this article on the American Family Association's website. It is by Bryan Fischer, Host of "Focal Point".

"We have heard endless bloviation from media types who have spent their entire journalistic careers in open hostility to Christianity suddenly pontificating about how un-Christian it is to build walls and restrict immigration to the United States. Why, we’re told, that’s not something Jesus would do! He himself was a refugee! How can you call yourself a Christian and not believe in letting anybody and everybody in? That’s what Jesus would do! 

Now we know that people who think and talk like this are wrong. When Jesus came to Earth, he did not come as a refugee. He came as the rightful king, intent on reclaiming what had been stolen from him by the Prince of Darkness. When his parents took him to Egypt as a child, they didn’t go as refugees but as exiles who returned to their homeland as soon as they could. When his parents took him to Bethlehem, they didn’t go as refugees, they went as hard-working taxpayers doing their civic duty. 

Biblically we know that there is a legitimate place for walls, for physical barriers designed for protection. God sent Nehemiah to Jerusalem to build one around the city to keep the bad guys out. We know that immigration bans under the right circumstances are appropriate, for God permanently banned immigration from the neighboring nations of Ammon and Moab because of their historic and implacable hostility to Israel. 

But we know that building walls and using immigration restrictions are legitimate policies because Jesus will use them in his own kingdom. 

(I am indebted to my good friend Jeff Reed for this idea, but don’t blame him for anything in what follows that you don’t like. That’s on me.) 

The Scriptures tell us that the eternal city of his coming kingdom will be surrounded by “a great high wall with twelve gates” (Revelation 21:12), each guarded by an angel so undocumented intruders cannot enter. 

Identification papers will be scrutinized carefully before anyone is allowed to enter through one of the great big beautiful doors that are built in this wall that surrounds the city. In John’s vision, “books were opened,” and “if anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life” he was not only not admitted but “thrown into the lake of fire” (Revelation 20:12; 15). Talk about extreme vetting and deportation. 

Only those who “wash their robes” in the shed blood of Christ will be allowed to “enter the city by its gates” (Revelation 22:14). Those who refuse to adopt the values of the eternal city will remain outside its walls. “Outside are the dogs and sorcerers and the sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters and everyone who loves and practices falsehood” (Revelation 22:15). In other words, cultural assimilation will not be optional for someone who desires a place in this coming kingdom. 

Immigration controls will be stout, and deportation for those without proper documentation will be enforced. The king will apprehend those who try to sneak in and pass themselves off as citizens when they are not, and say to them, “Depart from me, you workers of lawlessness” (Matthew 7:23). 

How do would-be immigrants get their names written in this register, this book of life, so that they will be admitted through the gates on that day? How do they get the visa, if you will, that entitles them to enter the kingdom of God? 

“Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household” (Acts 16:31). All prior allegiances must be renounced, and Jesus must be acknowledged as their new sovereign. They must accept him not just as Savior but as Lord. Once they do, their citizenship is granted, their passport is stamped, and they are welcomed to their new kingdom. This citizenship process is open to anyone in the world, anywhere, at any time. 

We have my great-grandfather’s immigration documents hanging on the wall of our living room. In order for him to become a citizen of the United States, it was necessary for him to “renounce forever all allegiance and fidelity to all and any foreign Prince, Potentate, State and Sovereignty whatever, and particularly to the Czar of Russia, of whom I was a subject.” Then he was required to declare his new allegiance to a new source of ultimate political authority, the Constitution of the United States. 

The earthly process of becoming a citizen of the United States is a parable, a reflection, a shadow, of the process of becoming a citizen of the eternal kingdom. Perhaps God even intended it to be just that, and we cloud the picture when we make foolish changes to sound immigration policy. To be sure, it’s a shadow only, since the eternal kingdom is perfect and America is not. 

In the kingdom of the age to come, documentation is required, a profession of allegiance is required, the borders are patrolled, and intruders are expelled. If that’s how Christ governs his heavenly kingdom, earthly kingdoms can be governed in the same way. 

Does Christ believe in immigration control and border security? Of course. And if he does, it’s okay for the United States to believe in them too. 

And the ultimate lesson for readers of this column is this: be sure you have your visa in hand because no one knows when the day of ultimate migration will come."

**The Immigration and Nationality Act, which gives the president authority to suspend the entry of any and all aliens deemed “detrimental” to U.S. interests. Here is a quote from the Act:  "Whenever the President finds that the entry of any aliens or of any class of aliens into the United States would be detrimental to the interests of the United States, he may by proclamation, and for such period as he shall deem necessary, suspend the entry of all aliens or any class of aliens as immigrants or nonimmigrants, or impose on the entry of aliens any restrictions he may deem to be appropriate.”

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Pray for America - Day 29

This post is part of a 31 day series from the American Prayer Initiative You can sign up at the link and have the prayers sent to you daily in your  e-mail box.  I encourage you to join us in praying daily for America up through the general election on November 6, 2012. Immigration/Immigrants

Suggested Scriptural references ... Do not deprive the foreigner or the fatherless of justice. Deuteronomy 24:17

Suggested prayers ... Allow us to hear and respond to Your desires for those who would be Americans. As a country who believes you created all men equal, we pray for Your guidance and wisdom in how we treat those who would want to be American.  Guide our leaders to an honorable and wise policy for immigration. As a nation built by immigrants, we pray for Your protection and direction for the newest immigrants to our country. We pray that our immigrants will be a part of restoring America to You, instead of part of the effort to transform America away from our founders’ intent and vision.

Yes, Father, I agree and offer these prayers in the name of Yeshua Ha-Mashiach. Amain.