Exodus confronts every generation with the same call. God delivers people not to independence from Him, but obedience to Him. When a nation forgets that freedom is meant for service to God, it loses the purpose of freedom — and soon, the freedom itself. The words still echo: “Let My people go, that they may serve Me.” The future of our liberty depends on whether we remember the second half of that sentence.

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The church can play a vital role in shaping moral conscience. But that role carries responsibility. Scripture should never be weaponized to shield unlawful behavior or to shame those charged with upholding the law. Pastors are free to call individuals to acts of mercy, generosity and personal sacrifice. But ministers should cautiously, honestly consider whether they are using their platform to demand that the state surrender its God-given duty to govern justly.

Everyone here in the Middle East continues in our hold pattern as the United States and Iran decide what they’re going to do about each other. Other countries, such as Turkey, Qatar, and Russia, are throwing in their two shekels of advice and warnings. Here in Israel, we saw our Prime Minister take his sixth trip to Washington, seventh to the US, where he held a three-hour meeting with the American President. Meanwhile, back home, our military continued its preparations for a brief and violent visit to Iran. In other words, it’s kind of business as usual. There’s one more area where we can see business as usual. This world continues to rapidly move toward the great war promised in Ezekiel 38-39.

The scene of the latest trans massacre was in Canada. On Tuesday, an 18-year-old man who was trying to transition into a woman—even though that is not biologically possible—slaughtered nine people and wounded some 25 more when he opened fire at a secondary school and a home in British Columbia. He then killed himself. Canadian police, always mindful of being extra woke and inclusive, are referring to the shooter as a “gun-person” instead of a “gunman.” In other words, they are legitimizing what is a severe mental disorder—one that is becoming more deadly.

As I’ve spoken to churches around the nation, I’ve asked seasoned Christians who were alive in 1948 and 1967 if they remember the excitement surrounding developments in Israel. Almost everyone who lived through those times consistently testified that there was no celebration, no sense of “Aha!”, not even faint awareness that God’s prophetic time clock was moving into overdrive. Without a clear understanding of God’s promises to Israel—most people had no real awareness of what was coming to pass before their eyes.

Pro-life leaders in both chambers have pushed hard on Commissioner Marty Makary for months, only to hear the same tired excuses. On Tuesday, senators held a private briefing with Makary to get to the bottom of the delay. They left angrier than ever. “I think that this safety study is a dead end,” a frustrated Hawley told reporters afterward. “I just think that FDA is not serious about it. I don’t think that they’re proceeding with any sense of urgency whatsoever.”

Religious antisemitism attacks the blessing God promised, denigrating the Jewish people’s uniqueness and importance regarding the Scriptures, the covenants, and the Messiah. Racial antisemitism attacks the Jewish people by attempting to erase them entirely, which would void God’s promises. Statehood antisemitism attacks the land by denying the State of Israel’s legitimacy and national Israel’s centrality in God’s redemptive plan.

In many ways, the attempt to tie behavior to biology is an effort to normalize sin and remove responsibility for people’s feelings and actions. The idea of genetic determinism is rampant and important in evolutionary thought, as humans would have to be nothing more than “matter in motion” with no soul and merely the preprogrammed product of their genes. However, starting with a biblical worldview, we know that we are made in the image of God and have a soul. We are much more than the sum of our genes.