Have you learned about the impossibility of pleasing people? Truly, it is an invaluable lesson to learn in life. Our Lord taught it to us in Matthew 11:16-19, where He compared people to pipers complaining that others were not dancing to their tune or to singers of dirges complaining that others were not mourning to their song. Whereas John the Baptist did not socialize with the people, neither eating nor drinking with them, Jesus did both. Yet, the people condemned the Baptist for being demon possessed and our Lord for being a drunkard and a glutton.
Is there any wonder that the Bible teaches us that the fear of man is a snare (Proverbs 29:25). Anyone who fears man's opinion or seeks his ovations is bound to do man's bidding. Furthermore, all who live their lives in pursuit of the ever-elusive aspirations of human affirmation and worldly acclamation are incarcerated in a spiritual Alcatraz from which no appeaser of man ever escapes.
No one fettered behind the bars of the fear of man can freely fulfill the will of God in their life. Furthermore, their fear of man will inevitably force them to forsake God. The Scripture is replete with examples of how appeasers of men are pushed by Apollyon into displeasing God. For instance, the Bible lays at the feet of the fear of man the making of the golden calf (Exodus 32:22-24), the sparing of Amalek (1 Samuel 15:24), the throwing of God’s prophet to the lions (Daniel 6:1-23), the beheading of the forerunner of Christ (Matthew 14:1-12), the martyrdom of the Apostle James and the arrest of the Apostle Peter (Acts 12:1-3), and even the nailing of our Savior to the cross of Calvary (Mark 15:15). With such atrocities lying at its feet, can there be any doubt about the loathsomeness of this formidable snare of the devil?
In America today, there is no better example of the impossibility of pleasing people than Democrats. Void of sincere convictions, Democrats can take a stand on both sides of any issue. Consequently, their political opponents can be damned if they do or damned if they don't. For example, many Democrats who are presently damning Donald Trump for ending the narco-terrorist Nicolas Maduro's tyrannical reign over Venezuela, previously damned Trump for not doing so. Here's three good examples: (1) President Joe Biden, along with his Vice President Kamala Harris, offered a $25 million reward for the capture of Nicolas Maduro, but both Biden and Harris are now reprimanding Trump for capturing Maduro (2) Chuck Schumer, who previously mocked Trump for not taking out Maduro, is now maligning Trump for taking out Maduro, and (3) Pete Buttigieg, who previously declared his undying stand with the Maduro oppressed Venezuelan people, is now standing against Donald Trump for ending Maduro's oppression of the Venezuelan people.
Just as today's Democrats are a perfect example of the impossibility of pleasing people, today's Republicans are a perfect example of being snared by the fear of man. Democrats' condemnation of Republicans, regardless of what Republicans do, pro or con, always results in Republicans chasing their tails. With Democrats constantly moving the goalposts and the wind of public opinion constantly changing, Republicans can never kick one through the uprights and put any points up on the political scoreboard. Like Charlie Brown with Lucy, Republicans keep futilely and foolishly trying to kick the ball, despite the fact that Democrats keep snatching it away from them at the last second.
This is the tragic tale of politics in America today. It is a tale of unappeasable Democrats, tail-chasing Republicans, and a God-forsaken country, whose politicians and populace seek to be appeased and applauded, which not only forbids us from being free to fulfill God's will, but also inevitably forces us to forsake God.
THESE DEMOCRATS ONCE BLAMED TRUMP FOR NOT DOING ENOUGH TO TACKLE MADURO
