Faith consultant to Trump states he can '&#x 27; go beyond political distinctions, &#x 27; advises all Americans to provide him a possibility

FIRST ON FOX: As President-elect Donald Trump assembles his brand-new Cabinet, Pastor Robert Jeffress of First Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas, has a message not simply of hope and recovery as the country progresses after the governmental election however likewise for Thanksgiving and the whole holiday.

” We did have a really controversial election,” Jeffress informed Fox News Digital in an unique on-camera video. ( See the video at the top of this post.)

” We have actually had lots of controversial elections throughout history. However I believe now that the election is over, now that President Trump has actually been re-elected, I truly pick up on both sides of the aisle there’s a desire to come together and get something favorable provided for the nation,” stated the faith leader who is understood across the country.

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” And I pick up a really positive spirit with President Trump,” stated Jeffress.

” I talked with him a couple of days back, and he is focused, no doubt about it, on his program that he operated on.”

And “he’s incredibly positive and favorable about the future of the nation.”

Included Jeffress, “You understand, I believe individuals who stressed or [even] heard that, if he’s chosen, he’s going to develop this dystopian theocracy that’s going to oppress individuals– I do not believe any of that holds true.”

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” I have actually seen and I have actually understood the president for ten years,” he continued. “And I believe he has the ability to go beyond political distinctions and able to deal with what’s finest for America. So I hope all Americans will wish him and provide him a possibility to do what he assured to do.”

” That’s the crucial to having that heart of appreciation– discovering the advantages to focus on.”

Will Jeffress recommend Trump in any official method on faith or prayer matters as the brand-new administration prepares to take workplace?

The pastor reacted, “Back in 2016, when President Trump ran for the very first time, his project developed a spiritual consultants committee. When he won that 2016 election, that ended and it changed into a more casual group of individuals who talked with the president when he asked for that.”

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Included Jeffress, “So I believe that will continue. I have actually understood President Trump, as I stated, for ten years, and we have actually been buddies. And we remain in regular contact either through text or telephone call.

” And I anticipate that relationship continuing for several years,” he stated.

President-elect Trump shows up to speak throughout an election night occasion at the Palm Beach Convention Center on Nov. 6, 2024 in West Palm Beach, Florida. ( Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

This Thanksgiving, the pastor stated his message for all “would truly be God’s message from Bible. It’s discovered in I Thessalonians 5:18, in which Paul stated, ‘In whatever we need to appreciate.'”

Jeffress went on, “The majority of people do not understand that the very first pronouncement for Thanksgiving was provided by Abraham Lincoln in 1863, right in the middle of the Civil War when our country was being torn apart.

” Lincoln stated, ‘There are some things we need to be grateful for.’ And I believe that’s the crucial to having that heart of appreciation– discovering the advantages to focus on.”

The pastor kept in mind that despite the fact that the country has actually gone through a tense and dissentious election season, “we need to be grateful that we had the chance to select our leaders.”

Yes, “there are financial challenges that lots of households are dealing with”– no doubt about that, he kept in mind.

” However the reality is the typical household of 4 making $50,000 a year is wealthier than 89% of the remainder of the world.”

And yes, while “there are typhoons and floods, those are the exceptions the majority of the time,” he stated.

Americans can be grateful, stated Jeffress, “that we had the chance to select our leaders.” ( Ildar Abulkhanov)

” There are a lot of things we can be grateful for. And I understand individuals often state to me, ‘Pastor, I do not feel grateful.’ Well, I have actually discovered that it’s a lot simpler to ‘act yourself’ into a sensation than to ‘feel yourself’ into an action.”

After all, he included, “there’s a factor this vacation is called Thanksgiving– and not Thanks-feeling.”

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He likewise stated, “God is in control of whatever that occurs, and we can rely on that. And I would likewise simply advise Christians, specifically, that the Bible teaches that federal government’s duty is to leave us alone as we practice our faith.”

” God is in control of whatever that occurs, and we can rely on that.”

He included, “We’re never ever going to cause spiritual modification through federal government. It’s not federal government’s task or capability to alter the hearts of individuals. Just the Gospel of Jesus Christ can do that. Which’s something we need to practice.”

Jeffress is senior pastor of his 16,000-member church in Dallas and is a Fox News factor.

His everyday radio program, “Path to Triumph,” is heard on more than 1,400 stations across the country.

His weekly tv program is seen in 195 nations worldwide, consisting of Fox Country.

He is the author of almost 30 books.

Sydney Borchers and Brooke Singman, both of Fox News Digital, contributed reporting.