"The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will." – Proverbs 21:1

One of the oldest themes in the Bible is God putting his will into the hearts of rulers to do what he wants them to do. In fact, he not only chooses the rulers, raises them up, or takes them out, but he decides what they will do during their administration, or during the period of their rule, even though they think they are in charge.

Fox News, Reuters, and Axios are all reporting that Ali Khamenei was killed, and his body has been found. The 86-year-old Khamenei led Iran for the last 35 years. He has plunged Iran into conflict with many major nations and his own neighbors. Many are glad to hear of his demise.

Over a period of nearly fifty years, thousands of Americans have died at the hands of Iran. Many of the Americans were wounded by roadside bombs built by the Iranians and will carry their wounds throughout the rest of their lives. There is little love lost over the death of Khamenei in the United States.

But Religion and Politics Do Not Mix

We're using the term "religion" in the broadest sense here, but what we mean is any kind of prayer or intervention on the part of religious advisors, or leaders. The greatest heroes of our days, especially in times of conflict or war, have been men who have gone to God. They have bent their knees , they have called for wisdom, they have asked to be guided. Today, what we have is a case where President Trump has already done that.

The idea that theology and politics can't come to a meeting is an absurdity given to us by Satan, the god of this present world. We must always seek God in all matters, but especially when millions of lives are involved or at stake.

It would be easy to conclude that Iranian leaders probably have also prayed, but it is the fruit of a man or a nation that shows to which God they are praying.

In the case of Iran, we see them attacking civic centers, destroying people randomly in hospitals, in apartment houses, on the street, and without any discrimination.

We watch the United States and her allies striking military targets only to cause Iran to lose her power to strike or to harm others. We don't need to ask which God they are praying to. They are praying, obviously, to the God of life, not the god who promotes death for all people that Iran and other Muslims consider infidels.

Beyond the question of which God people pray to is the math of the Bible. The Bible explains quite clearly that there aren't several gods to choose from. Americans probably know more about Greek and Roman gods and other nonsense fed to them by the secular world, but the Bible counts the gods for us. How many are there? Let's look at it.

“For the LORD shall judge his people, and repent himself for his servants, when he seeth that their power is gone, and there is none shut up, or left. And he shall say, Where are their gods, their rock in whom they trusted, Which did eat the fat of their sacrifices, and drank the wine of their drink offerings? let them rise up and help you, and be your protection. See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand.” (De 32:36-39)

This is the math of the Bible: “There is no god with me.”

There is only one God not many and the refusal to see this basic truth will cause suffering and death around the world until the very last moment of time.

Muslims introduced a new god in the seventh century, but he is no god, and if he were, he would be 700 years too late. God established his kingdom through his son, the Lord Jesus Christ, starting at about 4 BC.

We have only to ask three simple questions

Does our president humbly confer with God to ask Him for his wisdom, his guidance, and his help in all the decisions he makes? Anyone who knows Donald Trump can say yes, he has prayed and he will pray until the end of this entire matter.

The second question is, does he, Donald Trump, care about the safety of Americans? Asking this question almost seems ridiculous, because that would be the most basic impetus for his even entering into this fray against Iran. It is because he is concerned about the safety of his fellow Americans.

The final question is: is he concerned for the safety of others, like our allies, or even nations who may not necessarily be our allies but they may be attacked by Iran. President Trump has made his concern for Israel and other nations surrounding Iran repeatedly. He cares about other nations being pummeled or pulverized by a nuclear power and a nation that believes it has a right to terrorize all of its neighboring countries

Just today, the Iranians sent a ballistic missile and bombed a synagogue. Later in the evening, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described how a rocket, a ballistic missile the size of a bus, came slamming into this synagogue at the speed of Mach-8. This is what they think is normal warfare. This is something that neither Netanyahu nor Donald Trump nor any right-minded modern leader would think to do to another country.

This is why Iran is being pummeled at this moment.

Let's put it this way.

America is praying. Iran is paying. And the righteous are saying, "You get what you pay for."

“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)

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