The Crisis at the Southern Border

The heartbreaking image that was released yesterday of a father and daughter lying face down in the muddy water of the Rio Grande River is horrendous and a sight that you cannot turn away from unaffected.

Tragically, the picture is not an isolated incident. The crisis enveloping our southern border is acute and growing worse.

As I have said on previous occasions, we must continue to urge government officials to work together towards a humane and God-honoring solution that will at the same time protect our borders and assure the safety of our citizens.

At this point, the situation appears untenable. According to the latest available information, over 4,500 individuals are showing up at our southern border each day. It’s easy to point fingers, but I want to urge you to contact your member of Congress – Republican or Democrat – and appeal to them to find a solution to this escalating crisis.

Topics: Current Events Tags: border, crisis, events, news June 26, 2019 by Jim Daly

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7 months ago

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Anonymous

7 months ago

Actually, that's what our Savior told each of us to do. So you're right, but you should be doing it too.

Anonymous

7 months ago

I have no problem with people helping the poor and oppressed. But that should be by choice, not by having the feds forcing tax payers to do it. There is a difference you know.

John C

7 months ago

For our government to be a Christian government, it must act in a Christian way. If our government acts with apathy towards the poor and oppressed, we cannot be a Christian nation.

Besides, your portion of paying to help these people properly is somewhere between a few cents and a few dollars a month.

- As many Biblical references say, trying to claw back these bits of (taxpayer) money that would otherwise go to the poor is a sin.

Anonymous

7 months ago

I wish our government would act more consistently Christian. But more bureaucracy will be just bigger government and wasted tax money. Christians should be directly helping people (again their choice) and the government should be enforcing our laws. And where do you draw the line? Would you like to bring in a billion people and completely bankrupt our hospitals and schools?

Anonymous

4 months ago

I DON'T want our government to be Christian--just Christian-friendly. Too many sects to please all Christians, much less the rest of the population.

MORE IMPORTANTLY, as I'm sure you have noticed, when "government" offers a benefit, GOVERNMENT gets the glory. When Christians provide a service in the name of Christ, CHRIST gets the glory, as He should. Additionally, government services soon become "rights" and what the recipient is "owed", and no longer a gift. This leads to "entitlement" attitude.

The shame of the Church (the Body of Christ) is that so few Christians engage in charitable work or giving, when we could meet the need completely if we did.

Kris Del

7 months ago

My how Christian you are. I'm sure you make Jesus so proud. Something something, whatever you do for the least of these

Anonymous

7 months ago

Yes, lets borrow a few more billion dollars from China and feed the whole world. Do you know you can actually be overly compassionate sometimes? The only way to fix this problem (and it won't be easy) is for these people to over throw their own corrupt governments. Do you realize how many billions of poor people there are in the world? And didn't Jesus also say, "you will always have the poor among you?" I bet I give more to charity each year than you. Have a nice day.

Kris Del

7 months ago

Did you forgrt America's hand in instilling those governments?

Anonymous

7 months ago

Matthew 25:44 - 46

44 Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?

45 Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.

46 And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.

Our God does not count only Americans as His children. We who are called by His name know that we can lose our very salvation by not feeding the poor and attending to their needs, because proclaiming His name is not enough, just praying for them is not enough. The Bible could not be clearer. We need to read and re-read Matthew 25 again and again.

Wm Dykhuizen

7 months ago

Are you saying that through our works, we are able to keep our salvation? We contribute nothing to our salvation. True salvation comes from Christ alone.

Anonymous

7 months ago

I was simply quoting the words of our Savior.

Charles Scheid

7 months ago

Are you saying that because salvation is by faith and not by works that we are free to ignore our Lord's commands and commit all manner of wickedness secure in the knowledge of our salvation?

John C

7 months ago

Wm, being a Christian is a not a "one and done". Salvation requires faith AND works. The Bible doesn't have over a thousand pages on "faith and that's it." Most of the Bible is the "works" part. Otherwise, no salvation.

"As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead." James 2:26.

Charles Scheid

7 months ago

Or perhaps there is more to being a Christian than just trying to earn your own salvation, making sure that you are one of the few who get into Heaven instead of one of the many who end up in Hell. perhaps Christianity is about trying to be like Jesus by following his commandments and following his examples.

Anonymous

4 months ago

Jesus does NOT tell us "take from thy richer neighbor and give to thy poorer neighbor."

If Christians give of their own,Jesus gets the glory. If government takes from some to give to others, government gets the glory. God will NOT share glory

wmitch

7 months ago

We have to be careful following man's laws. They may be legal and the rule of the country but are they part of God's plan. If I could not find or afford food for my children would I have the courage to make a perilous journey to find a better life. Most are not criminals and most have not paid thousands to get here. There is no excuse for the way children are treated when they arrive here. I can find no Bible verse to justify their treatment and imprisonment. I cannot ask God to bless America but ask him to forgive America.

Kris Del

7 months ago

There's something about killing all the males and women who have "known" men but I don't think that's the direction you were going

John C

7 months ago

Exodus 22:21 'Do not mistreat or oppress a foreigner, for you were foreigners in Egypt.'

To see how deviant and unchristian mistreating iimmigrants is, look to the neighboring verse in Exodus 22:19: 'Anyone who has sexual relations with an animal is to be put to death.'

Samuel Robinson

7 months ago

Simple, build the wall, and enforce our laws. This is happening because people are willfully ignoring our laws and suffering consequences. This father, had he survived, should've been charged with negligence at the very least. The only tragedy here is that people are committing crimes, including with their kids, and we're supposed to destroy our nation for them.

John C

7 months ago

A) The wall won't do squat, since most of the people are coming through regular border crossings, or are coming through unwallable places (like the rivers). B) piles of Bible verses explicitly tell us to welcome, feed, care for and not mistreat immigrants. That overrides any "obey the law" arguments. C) Any "obey the law" arguments" also apply to bakers and gay weddings. You cannot defend the bakers and oppose the immigrants at the same time.

Anonymous

7 months ago

A. Funny how liberals get technical about stuff ("they stepped on US territory and claimed amnesty") when it's convenient. I have no problem helping them, just put them back in Mexico and help them there. Mexico is free to refuse our help. This is really about liberals intentionally changing the demographics of our country.

B. Any command to Israel in the bible applies more to the church today than to America. Of the myriad problems in our world, you are welcome to make that your priority and go fix it yourself.

C. The whole reason the baker won at SCOTUS is because the law was written wrong and the local government acted with malice toward a person for their religious views.

Dakotagirl

7 months ago

I am a compassionate Christian but also believe in the rule of law. The Bible tells us to obey the laws of the land and, just in the natural, without laws a country falls apart and everyone suffers. I make the effort to keep myself informed and I watch and read a lot on all this. It is true if Congress just closed the loop holes on what "asylum" actually is, according to several border agents and leaders I've heard speak, most of this influx would stop. Congress will not do it's job for political reasons. I feel compassion for all people "including Americans", who've had loved ones murdered by illegals who are felons but are still here, and who are being overlooked. God is compassionate but is also always on the side of truth and He tells us in His Word to obey the laws of the land. If we investigate who is behind pushing illegal immigration and sanctuary cities etc. it reveals what is really happening. The current ICE director, Mark Morgan, is caring and truthful. He worked in the last administration but is not partisan. He is just on the side of truth and doing right by our country. He is appalled at Congress' refusal to make the changes needed to stop all this. I can't imagine going into another country, storming their border, throwing rocks at their agents, cursing that country out, waving my home countries flag, and acting as if I'm entitled to be there illegally and on it's welfare system! This is what is happening here in our country, the USA. It is not right. I realize not all act this way but most do as I've seen with my own eyes. And sadly, it's the drug coyotes using the illegals as pawns in their own game for money. Also, terrorists are taking advantage of this. It is a fact that most people coming here seeking Asylum are not really here for that reason. When given a court date 93% "do not" appear (say the border agents) but disappear into our country. This really upsets me. The photos of that father and child who drowned are heartbreaking. Playing politics and breaking down the rule of law benefits no one.

Anonymous

7 months ago

You are way off. Did Daniel obey the law of the land? What about Shadrach, Meshac and Abednego? We obey the law but when the law is unjust, as Christians we are obligated to change it. Just like Esther did. Just like the men mentioned above did.

I used to think like you until I tried to reconcile this with the parable of the Good Samaritan, and I can’t. We need to have compassion for these people and treat them the way we want to be treated. Anything else is a sin.

You may get something out of MLK’s Letter from Birmingham Jail.

Samuel Robinson

7 months ago

You we're exactly right, and wrong at once!! Absolutely, if the law is against God, then we do NOT adhere to it. You however, are lying when you claim immigration laws are unjust. There is nothing non-biblical or inhumane about enforcing laws that say you must enter legally.

Anonymous

7 months ago

Samuel Robinson, I am not talking about having laws about entering the country legally, and I don’t know anyone who is against that. I am talking about laws in the way we treat others and allowing politicians to separate families. Those are things that can easily be controlled with the current laws, and even stricter laws.

Anonymous

7 months ago

Dakotagirl, Go back to the word of God and quote those instead of politicians. Rulers do not always do the will of God. "Be not forgetful to entertain strangers." As someone else on this post says we must be Christians first, Americans second - ALWAYS!

Steve Williamson

7 months ago

ALWAYS? Yes, ALWAYS be Christians first and ALWAYS be loyal to your country. They are not mutually exclusive. Congress is failing to address this, which has caused the crisis to become a nightmare. Why? Power, control, money, politics. They have lost every detectable sincere desire to govern as a sovereignation, under God, with compassion, equity, fairness, and seeking whats best for OUR country. They are unwilling to solve this, not unable.

Corina Gallegos

7 months ago

Thank you for touching on this topic again after one of many images that are just heart-breaking and pull at us as Christians. I Think we should be encouraged to Think of "how we should respond" not as citizens, but as Christians. Similarly we should be thinking of "God-honoring solutions" that protect our borders and again, not just our citizens, but all of God's children.

Charles Scheid

7 months ago

Jesus never told us to protect our borders, But he did tell us to welcome the refugee and the stranger. And he told us to give to everyone whatever they ask. And dying on the cross he gave us the example of serving others no matter how painful or how much it looks like our destruction.

Anonymous

7 months ago

Amen, Brother.

Lucille

7 months ago

No, I am not going to give up my family's health for someone that I do not know. We need healing of heart, mind, body, and soul.

The baby Jesus and his parents were refugees in Egypt because of wicked King Herod. They had to flee. That is asylum.

Today, the migrants who come to the U.S.A. do not come for political persecution but because of poverty. They need to find out why they are poor and fix problems in their own country.

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