Michael Brown wrote an article for Townhall.com entitled “An Ancient Rabbi Brings an Urgent Warning to Christian Leaders Today” Click on Townhall.com to read the full article.
He brings attention to a Rabbi by the name of Rabbi Akiva who was martyred for his allegiance to the Torah.
The Talmud relates: “Once the wicked Roman government issued a decree forbidding the Jews to study and practice the Torah. Pappus ben Judah came by and, upon finding Rabbi Akiva publicly holding sessions in which he occupied himself with Torah, Pappus asked him: ‘Akiva, are you not afraid of the government?’
“Rabbi Akiva replied: ‘You, Pappus, who are said to be wise, are in fact a fool. I can explain what I am doing by means of a parable: A fox was walking on a river bank and, seeing fishes hastening here and there, asked them, “From whom are you fleeing?” They replied, “From the nets and traps set for us by men.” So the fox said to them, “How would you like to come up on dry land, so that you and I may live together the way my ancestors lived with yours?” They replied, “You – the one they call the cleverest of animals – are in fact a fool. If we are fearful in the place where we can stay alive, how much more fearful should we be in a place where we are sure to die!”’
Michael says our Christian leaders have tiptoed through the culture wars seemingly being successful with large churches and big bank accounts. Now we are paying the price for our religious freedoms being threatened and with some dangerous, unchartered waters ahead should Hillary Clinton be elected.
If Donald Trump is elected, Michael says, he might well stand up for our religious liberties, helping to push back against the anti-Christian spirit rising in our land.
And if Hillary Clinton is our next president, you can be sure that you will be in her crosshairs.
Michael closes his article with these words:
Instead, I’m urging each of us (in particular those of us in leadership), to do what is right today, to stand for what is true regardless of cost or consequences, walking in the footsteps of Jesus our Lord.
Let us heed the wisdom of an ancient rabbi, and let us shout our message from the rooftops, without shame and without fear.
And let us remember again the words of Jesus, who said, “For whoever is ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him will the Son of Man also be ashamed when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels” (Mark 8:38, ESV).
It’s time that the whole world know that we are not ashamed.
Take time to read the article and allow the lord to speak to your heart about who you should vote for our 45th President. Neither candidate is perfect. Both have sinful backgrounds. Which one will stand more for what the Bible teaches and bring God’s blessings back to America?