Opposition vs. Hope

Blind Opposition vs. the Promise of Hope by Bill Wilson

Proverbs 23:7 says, "For as he thinks in his heart, so is he."

And Jesus said in Luke 6:45, "A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings forth evil. For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks."

Words and actions mean things.

The State of the Union speech delivered by President Donald Trump provided Americans with both words and actions to discern the hearts of those elected to represent us, and what the future holds.

In the text of Trump's address are words of hope, encouragement, restoration, protection, safety, order and greatness.

In the actions of those in the chamber are the battle lines of blind opposition.

 

Trump delivered a marvelous vision of a new old America--a vision where our Constitutional Republic represents Americans, puts our nation first, is aimed at creating jobs, stirring enterprise, treating all equally and is just under the law.

He said in his opening, "Each American generation passes the torch of truth, liberty and justice--in an unbroken chain all the way down to the present. That torch is now in our hands. And we will use it to light up the world. I am here tonight to deliver a message of unity and strength, and it is a message deeply delivered from my heart."

The chamber of Congress often erupted in applause and a standing ovation throughout the speech, except for the Democrats, who sat with scowls.

 

Trump encouraged Americans with the hope of job creation, public safety, law and order, representing Americans not the world, reaffirming our commitment to Israel, fighting "radical Islamic terrorism," protecting our businesses with fair trade as well as free trade, immigration reform and protecting citizens from violent illegal immigrants, rebuilding the American infrastructure, improving our military, supporting our veterans, improving our school systems, repealing/replacing socialist healthcare, and more.

Trump painted a positive and hopeful vision for America. The Democratic Party representatives sat stoically, even hissing at the president and giving him a thumbs down. Democratic Party women wore white to protest Trump's plans to defund Planned Parenthood, the nation's largest abortion provider. Wearing white to promote death. Wow!

 

Trump said, "Everything that is broken in our country can be fixed. Every problem can be solved. And every hurting family can find healing, and hope. Our citizens deserve this, and so much more--so why not join forces to finally get it done? On this and so many other things, Democrats and Republicans should get together and unite for the good of our country, and for the good of the American people...

"When we have all of this, we will have made America greater than ever before. For all Americans. This is our vision. This is our mission. But we can only get there together. We are one people, with one destiny. We all bleed the same blood. We all salute the same flag. And we are all made by the same God."

From the Democrat side--again nothing. In their hearts, they disagree with this mission and vision. It's blind opposition, the sight line into their hearts.