PRAY FOR THE OFFICE OF PRESIDENT

The Office of President

Once again, as a new president is elected, I am studying the Life of the Psalmist David in the Old Testament scriptures--and reviewing David's relationship with Saul (cf. I, II Samuel).

Even though David was well aware of the pathology in Saul's personality--Saul's danger-to-others and danger-to-self, and Saul's rebellion against God--David still honored the Office that King Saul held.

In the books of I, II Samuel we find that rebellion against God is tantamount to the sin of witchcraft. One may find out that his commander-in-chief is toxic, engages in power abuse, and perhaps must be impeached or censured--but to destroy the Office of executive authority would, of course, be anarchy.

Consider the bloodbaths of the French, Marxist, Maoist revolutions ("The revolution devours its own children.") and you see the occult spiritual (Rwandan or Red Guard type) rebellion of anarchy, tearing down of government, and toxicrebellion.

As a counselor and life coach in my community for many years, I've had to listen to many a church member complain about his or her pastor. I've always directed them to a study of the life of David, his relationship with Saul, and, and even though he had to flee from Saul--David's respect for the Office of King.

From a clinical-assessment-of-failing-leadership viewpoint, it is interesting to me to study the life of King Saul as his mental and spiritual health deteriorates. As his carried-and-buried anger and narcissistic entitlement build--his paranoid auspiciousness, jealousy, and delusional grandiosity metastasize like a cancer. He descends further into Occult Mysticism,as he consults the Witch of Endor--seeking ungodly counsel--(consider a similar melt-down with Hitler)--sinking deeper and deeper into depression--until he becomes a homicidal maniac and then self-destructive. Working in a 5150 acute psychiatric unit I saw this life-pattern embodied in distressed people--a news anchor, a clinical psychologist, a professional football player, the head of a hospital, a minister, a teacher, an administrator, a politician.

From my youth in the JFK days to the present I've always prayed for the Office of the U.S. Presidency--whether or not I liked the policies, personality, philosophy, or practices of a particular leader. For example, even though I thought the Seventies were horrible years, and I was literally allergic to everything about Jimmy Carter, I still prayed for the Office of the Presidency. LBJ, I also thought was atrocious, and thought that JFK, Nixon, and Clinton each dishonored the Office of the Presidency they held. Personally and with presidential gravitas, I believe Reagan honored the Office of the American Presidency, but I also really liked his personality, philosophy, and policies. Ford, and the Bushes, I believe, honored the Office of the Presidency--even though they made many mistakes and can be criticized for shortcomings regarding the effectiveness of their leadership, decisions, and policies.

I believe that God will take down any leader who dishonors his Office ("Vengeance is mine says the Lord.").

To point out shortcomings of a U.S. president if his tenure in office reveals them, does not dishonor the Office of the Presidency--it is because we do honor and respect the Office that we have the human right to address characterological flaws and failings of politicians and leaders--or to be afraid of their thinking if we find that they hold dangerously despotic, social-engineering, Smother-Mother-Government, or terrorist-appeasing world views--or want to trash our country's borders, language, and culture.

(excerpt: unpublished work-in-progress):

SAUL, DAVID, & PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE
Human Rights vs. Rebellion
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