The Spiritual Dilemma of President Trump and Christians Who Laid Hands On Him For Prayer
(see political dilemma)
‘Our beloved brother in Christ Jesus,”
Background
On July 24, 2025, President Donald J. Trump (#47) signed Executive Order #13878: “Ending Vagrancy and Restoring Order.”
The goal was to solve homelessness and crime—especially violence among black youth—in America’s cities and suburbs.
But this order opens a dangerous door.
It allows, at some future time, the use of military power to move homeless people into large, permanent tent camps.
Initially, the order does not directly involve the military, but it provides states with a reason to hand the problem over to federal control.
This means the President could end up moving homeless citizens by force.
Many people may initially cheer this plan, thinking it brings “peace and safety.”
But in reality, it could become one of the greatest threats to our freedoms—and to the homeless themselves.
A Hidden Injustice
Most of the people who this order would harm are American-Africans—the descendants of enslaved people who helped build the nation.
This is a painful irony.
Instead of being protected, they risk being swept into camps with no way out.
It may have been a clever political move or simply bad advice, but the result is the same:
President Trump has put himself in a spiritual trap—a “check” with no easy way to escape.
A Way of Escape
Yet there is a way out.
God may be calling President Trump to a higher purpose: to lead with mercy and justice.
He could amend Executive Order #13878 to include EXODUS II: “America’s New Frontier 2.”
This plan would build real communities where homeless people and troubled youth are restored—not punished.
It could fulfill President Trump’s dream of an “American Golden Age,” where the forgotten are remembered and no one is left behind.
A Sacred Warning
As Commander-in-Chief, President Trump has been granted significant authority.
But he is also accountable before the Judge of all the earth—the Holy One of Israel.
God’s Word says:
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Micah 6:8 — “He has shown you what is good. Do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with your God.”
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Jeremiah 9:24 — “Let him who glories glory in this: that he understands and knows Me… for I delight in lovingkindness, justice, and righteousness.”
Many Christians have prayed for President Trump, some even laying hands on him in the Oval Office.
But now, by threatening the poor, homeless, and fatherless through this order, he risks persecuting the very One in whose Name they prayed—Jesus Christ (Yeshua HaMashiach).
Jesus warned in Matthew 25:40:
“Inasmuch as you have done it to the least of these My brothers, you have done it to Me.”
And God cautioned in Isaiah 10:1 2:
“Woe to those who make unjust laws… to deprive the poor of their rights and rob the fatherless.”
This order touches not just the poor—it touches Christ Himself.
When Saul persecuted the early believers, Jesus asked him in Acts 9:4:
“Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?”
The Call to Christians
Those who still pray for President Trump, especially those who laid hands on him, must now speak up.
The Bible commands us to pray for our leaders (1 Timothy 2:1-4) and to respect authority (Romans 13:1),
but it also teaches that leaders’ hearts are in God’s hand (Proverbs 21:1)
and that He alone is sovereign over all rulers (Daniel 4:17).
President Trump now stands at a crossroads.
Though he meant well, he has one foot on the edge of a dark pit.
If he continues on this path, he risks God’s wrath on his soul.
The Appeal
Christians must urge the President—respectfully and seriously—to choose mercy and justice.
He should amend Executive Order #13878 to include EXODUS II: “New Frontier 2” so he does not, in effect, send the military against Jesus Himself in the poor and homeless.
This is not just a political issue.
It is a spiritual decision with eternal consequences.