Veterans and Immigration

God is the only One who has answers for our problems. Most of mankind tries to solve things apart from Him using the mind of reason. In fact, mankind has become expert at espousing things from the heart that originated somewhere other than heaven. When seriously considered, most of it does not even make good common sense.

 

An example of addressing something from man’s heart is the mixing of the needs of veterans with the situation of immigration. This is a case of someone trying to use our love for veterans to attack something they don’t like. It is not really intended to help our veterans, and it only makes the immigration situation harder to deal with. In reality, it does harm rather than good in solving the immigration situation.

 

There are many examples in the Bible of man trying to solve things apart from God, and we are still suffering many of the consequences. We must learn the lesson that man’s wisdom always causes problems and makes existing problems worse. It may make a few people happy, but it turns a lot of people off and hurts our cause in the long run.

 

What would godly wisdom say and do about veterans and immigration? First, it would not tie the two together. If someone really cares about our veterans, they would get the mind of the Lord and give themselves to the cause. If someone wants to help solve the immigration situation, they would not lean on the flesh but would call on the Lord Jesus and get His mind on the situation and carry out His will. The immigration issue must be addressed with the wisdom of the Lord. His way may not please some people, but it won’t give them a legitimate excuse for saying they are disliked or hated. There are two ways to solve most problems: God's way and the devil's way. I choose God's way.