President Trump,
Congratulations on the election, Mr President. I hope this season finds you well. This letter will likely be very different from the typical mail you receive. I am a Pastor at New Covenant Church of the Apostles in Otisco, IN; and as such, my concern is primarily the Pastor’s burden. This may seem strange as you are surrounded by Pastors. Many, if not most of these, have their views of you impacted by power. You are well aware of how power impacts how subordinates looks at a leader. I suspect these only see you as the President. This itself is not a bad thing. As President, you are entitled to the respect that is owed to the office of President of the United States. This understanding of how people view you only through the lens of power was reinforced by your recent admission that you hope fostering peace in Ukraine will help you get into Heaven. You are surrounded by people who have a better understanding of the gospel but did not give you more accurate and precise information
Mr President, I would like to take a step away from the business of your Presidency to discuss something much more important- something that these pastors in your circles should have discussed but might not have because they only see you as President. This involves a scheduled meeting with a powerful leader. He is the King of kings, also known as Jesus Christ. When He sees you, he does not see the President of the United States or a billionaire businessman, but one for whom He died. He is a just King who has seen all of your sins, including both sins common to humanity (for all have sinned) and also those sins that can only be committed by those who have power. He has seen the worst of your sins, including sins so vile that you will NEVER publicly speak of them and might even be tempted to suppress the knowledge of them.
Mr President, I know you were formerly associated with many that you and many others would call the Swamp or the deep state. My discernment tells me that you saw way too much. In my mind I keep getting a picture of you at a secret meeting where Hillary Clinton slits a child’s throat right before your eyes. I’m not sure if this vision is prophetic or simply a dramatic allegory to help understand that you were repulsed by great evil and made a decision to push back years ago. You planned your response in the hopes that by slaying the dragon (figuratively or otherwise) you could atone for your sins.
God knows the sins you have committed, and all of us have sinned. He also sees something else – His great love for you. He showed a glimpse of this when He providentially spared you on July 13, 2024. This was not the greatest act of love He has bestowed upon you. He died on the Cross, getting whipped with a cat of nine tails that ripped His flesh off. He was nailed to the Cross out of both love and Justice. He loves you, not as the president or a billionaire, but as a human created in God’s image who needs a Savior. It was also justice as that death took the punishment for our sins.
Mr President, NOW is the time to come to Jesus Christ for salvation. Trust in his finished work upon the Cross to save you and be baptized in His name for the remission of your sins, and you will receive the Holy Spirit who will give you power to live the life God requires.