Assassination Attempt & It's Practical Theological Implications

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The recent events in our country should draw our hearts and minds to contemplate those three profound and interwoven truths:

• The sovereignty of God,
• The depravity of man,
• And the fragility of life.

These truths reveal the grandeur of God's reign, the depths of our fallen state, and the fleeting nature of our earthly existence.

God‘s hand, God's sovereign hand, I believe, was truly there in Butler Pennsylvania eight days ago. God is not finished writing the story that is the life of President Donald Trump. God has a purpose for him to be alive. President Trump, himself, recognized the gracious and providential hand of God in the events of that day.

God spared His life, miraculously spared his life – I don’t think you can argue against that statement. But just as God still has something He wants from the life of our former president - God still has something for each and every one of us:

• He still has plans for our lives.
• He has things He wants us to do for Him.
• He has a perfect will for our life that He still wants done.

Everything I just said is true or we would not be here today either.

Eight days ago, the events in Butler Pennsylvania got me thinking we need to ponder these truths as a church. We need to contemplate what we saw happen. But I think we need to look at it theologically.

We need to look at those events from a theological perspective and the main three theological themes that kept coming to my mind as I considered what happened there in Butler Pennsylvania, with the attempted assassination of President Trump and the death of the firefighter from Pennsylvania, the three theological things that kept coming to mind were:

• the sovereignty and providential hand of God in the lives of men,
• the depravity and the sinfulness of man, of how one man could desire to kill other men,
• and the third theological thing that kept coming to my mind was the fragility of life. Our life is a vapor. We are not guaranteed tomorrow. We are not guaranteed this evening, much less tomorrow.

In the book of Daniel, we read, "And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?" (Daniel 4:35). Here the Word of God declares God’s absolute sovereignty. He reigns supreme over all creation.

• His decrees are unchallenged,
• His purposes are unthwarted.
• He is the Alpha and the Omega, orchestrating all things according to His divine will.