President-elect Donald J. Trump has ordered that his inauguration be moved inside this coming Monday due to dangerously cold weather forecast for Monday in Washington, D.C.
“There is an Arctic blast sweeping the Country,” Trump wrote Friday on Truth Social. “I don’t want to see people hurt, or injured, in any way. It is dangerous conditions for the tens of thousands of Law Enforcement, First Responders, Police K9s and even horses, and hundreds of thousands of supporters that will be outside for many hours on the 20th (In any event, if you decide to come, dress warmly!).”
This isn’t the first time that wintry weather has forced the cancellation of outdoor inaugural festivities. Back in 1985, with the temperatures in the single digits, President Reagan took the oath of office inside the Capitol.
Given the two previous attempts on President-elect Trump’s life, as well as the ongoing tension swirling around the world, could the Lord be using this brutal, anticipated below freezing weather, to change the venue, thwart evil plans, and save the incoming president’s life?
Could He be orchestrating the circumstances to spare someone or various people in the crowd?
There is no way to know, of course. In God’s infinite wisdom, He doesn’t extend to us any special powers to see around corners, let alone understand what He’s up to. But one thing is absolutely certain:
God is sovereign. We are not.
“Things are not left to chance,” preached Charles Spurgeon. “No blind fate rules the world. God hath purpose, and those purposes are fulfilled. God hath plans, and those plans are wise, and never can be dislocated.”
It’s been previously speculated that perhaps the Lord used a fog to spare American troops from being captured by British forces during the Revolutionary War. It was late in the day on Thursday, August 29, 1776. General George Washington and his fledgling Continental Army were trapped in Brooklyn Heights, New York, along the East River, across from the island of Manhattan.
But then a dense fog rolled in, the day became night, and the American troops slipped away undetected, even wrapping their oars in towels.
In the scriptures, we read about God sending an angel to do His bidding (2 Chronicles 32:21) in war, or literally splitting the Red Sea in two (Exodus 14:26-28) and then closing the raging, drowning waters onto Pharoah’s army.
Then there was the time He miraculously lengthened a day so that Joshua and the Israelites could continue fighting with the aid of daylight (Joshua 10:12-14). In the New Testament, we know that Jesus can easily control the wind and the waves (Matthew 8:23-27).
God’s sovereignty can be an immense source of comfort – or an intense mystery that we struggle to fully embrace.
As the Biden administration ends and the Trump administration begins, there is no way to know all that is coming next. There are many plans and many dreams of men and women – but only one God who rules and reigns.
God is always at work, always on the move, always orchestrating in ways to accomplish His purposes. Yes, we have free will, and our actions matter – but somehow, someway, nothing that we do will ever thwart or stop His will and His plans.
As the apostle Paul wrote to the Colossians, “For by Him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through Him and for Him. And He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together” (Col. 1:16-17).
Yes, all things – even the looming frigid air in Washington, D.C.
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