The psalmist asks in Psalm 11:3: “If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?”
What is the answer?
We must roll up our sleeves,
get filled with the zeal of the Lord, and
rebuild them!
Our president, Donald Trump, is certainly not lacking in zeal for he has accomplished more in the first week of his presidency than most presidents took years to accomplish.
Most men have retired years before they reach his age of 78 years, but Donald Trump is a phenomenon. He does not charge a dime for his hard work as he is not in the presidency for his personal gain of finance. Rather, he is zealous to see his country come back to its foundational truths that have been eroded at the hands of those who have no love for biblical values and laws that have made this country so great.
This zeal of his must not be despised or mocked, for God, who is the author of zeal has given it to him. There are numerous Scriptures that mention the zeal that God uses to get things done in a hurry when things have reached a desperate point.
2 Kings 19:31 says: “For out of Jerusalem shall go forth a remnant, and they that escape out of mount Zion: the zeal of the LORD of hosts shall do his.”
Verse 35 tells us what the zeal of the Lord did the night following that prophecy: “And it came to pass that night, that the angel of the LORD went out, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred fourscore and five thousand, and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses.”
When God’s zeal comes into action, look out!
You do not want to be on the wrong side of God!
The zeal of the Lord is also mentioned in Isaiah 9:6, 7 relating to the coming Messiah: “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty Gd, the everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment, and with justice from henceforth even forever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.”
It will take a very special zeal to accomplish the coming kingdom of the Messiah, who is King of kings and Lord of lords. In a world filled with rebellion and resistance to the ways of God it will need the anointing of zeal. It is called the zeal of the LORD of hosts (the armies of Heaven). Did you know that God is a “man of war”? (Exodus 15:3).
When the northern kingdom of Israel was in a dangerous backslidden state because of King Ahab and his wife Jezebel, God raised up a man of zeal called Jehu. 2 Kings 9:20 gives a description of his chariot driving: “The driving is like the driving of Jehu, for he driveth furiously.”
At one instance, Jehonadab came to meet Jehu and Jehu said: “Come with me, and see my zeal for the LORD. So they made him ride in his chariot” (2 Kings 10:16). We cannot ride with Jehu, but we can ride with Grump. We can be in the front lines with him as we pray daily for his safety and guidance and wisdom from God.
There are some people who regard Donald Trump as a 21st century Jehu because he likes to get things done with speed. However, President Trump cannot accomplish the rebuilding of the foundations of America on his own. He must be supported by a large body of Christians who are zealous for the Lord and who earnestly pray for him on a daily basis.
We must understand that we may not ever get this opportunity again. We must take this call for the zeal of God very seriously. It is not enough to admire the zeal that God has given Trump and yet fail to cry out for God to also clothe us with His zeal.
We must pray that the people he has appointed to his cabinet will be approved quickly so they can also get to work quickly and also be clothed with zeal.
The question is: can the foundations of this great nation be restored in just four years? I believe that with God all things are possible. Donald Trump knows that the time is short for he only has another four years to get this great work done. That’s not long.
We must pray daily that his zeal will not fail or wain but rather increase. This is our four-year window of opportunity. My prayer is that you and I will make the most of this breakthrough window that God has given us. Pray with your family members morning and evening.
Are you part of a prayer meeting for this nation? If not, begin one in your own home. Invite other families to come and pray with you once a week.
Let’s go for it with the zeal of the Lord upon us,
Colin Campbell