President Trump Convicted But God Is Still In Control

 

"In You, O Lord, do I put my trust and seek refuge; let me never be put to shame
or have my hope in You disappointed; deliver me in Your righteousness."
(Psalm 31:1)

President Donald Trump

Photograph courtesy/Wikipedia

As I read about the conviction of former President Donald Trump this morning
I was reminded of the story of  Jacob's son, Joseph in the Bible.  After he was
  sold into slavery by his jealous brothers and brought down to Egypt by
  a caravan of Ishmaelite traders,  Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and the
captain and chief executioner of the royal guard bought him from them.  

Although he was now a slave, his master saw that the Lord was with Joseph
 and that Joseph's God made all that he did flourish and succeed in his hand.
Potiphar was so pleased with his servant that he made him supervisor over
his house and all that he owned, and the Lord blessed the Egyptian's
house and property for Joseph's sake.

Unfortunately, Potiphar was married to a promiscuous woman, whom
"cast her eyes upon" the handsome young Joseph and was determine to seduce him.
After Joseph rebuffed her unwanted advances, Potiphar's angry wife accused him
of rape and Joseph's master took him and put him into prison.  

But, even while incarcerated, the Lord blessed Joseph and showed him mercy
 and loving-kindness and gave him favor in the sight of the warden of the prison. 
 The warden in return committed the care of all the prisoners to Joseph.
  He soon gained full control over the day to day operations within the prison,
 "for the Lord was with him and made whatever he did to prosper."
( Genesis 39:23)

Hence, a wrongful conviction and incarceration was used by God 
 to bless His servant and to bless others, and brings to the readers 
 of His Word one of the earliest accounts of prison reform.

Although I am sad and angry at the glaring injustice of Donald Trump's
conviction by his enemies on the political Left, my most fervent prayer 
 for him and his family comes from the words of the prophet Isaiah:

"But no weapon that is formed against you shall prosper, and every tongue
that shall rise against you in judgment you shall show to be in the wrong.
This peace, righteousness, security, triumph over the opposition, is the
heritage of the servants of the Lord, those in whom the ideal
 Servant of the Lord is reproduced; this is the righteousness or
the vindication which they obtain from Me, this is that which
I impart to them as their justification, says the Lord."
(Isaiah 54:17)