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How Does Marȃh Connect Susie Wiles & Pete Hegseth?

How Does Marȃh Connect Susie Wiles & Pete Hegseth?

Last updated on: November 9, 2026 at 2:02 pm by Martin Thomas Johnson

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How Does Marȃh Connect Susie Wiles & Pete Hegseth? 2026-11-09T14:02:25-05:00 Martin Thomas Johnson

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The big news this weekend has been about the change-up in the Trump administration. The president’s chief of staff, Susie Wiles, turned in her resignation after a disastrous midterm turnout. It is also well documented that she has voiced concerns over the performance of war secretary Pete Hegseth.

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The president has decided to replace her with Trump loyalist and right-hand man Stephen Miller, to the dismay of both Democrats and Republicans. Stephen Miller has been a Trump loyalist to the ways and causes of the president since his first presidency in 2016:

Earthly greatness
Greed
Violence and use of extreme force

it is no secret that President Trump demands loyalty over all other credentials to be part of his administration. The president has a history of firing staffers and anyone who doesn’t agree with him. The president hasn’t learned that only God is sovereign and deserves our total devotion (Deuteronomy 6:4-5, Matthew 4:10). When we put our hope into a man or a political party, we are disobeying God.

What Is Disobey

As the party of law and order, we understand we must obey the laws given to us; when we disobey them, we no longer respect the law. Disobey is defined as, “To fail to obey; disobedient.”

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As children, we know there are consequences of disobeying our earthly parents. How much more should we obey our Heavenly Father? That is why God calls us His children (John 1:12-13, 1 John 3:1-2).

Sin entered the world because man disobeyed God and rebelled against one command (Romans 5:12, 1 Corinthians 15:21-22). That is why the Bible has a lot to say about disobeying God (Romans 1:26-27, 1 Corinthians 6:9, Ephesians 5:6).

After the fall in the garden, all flesh became tainted by sin and separated us from God (Isaiah 59:1-2, Romans 8:19-23). Like children who turn from their parent’s authority, mankind listens to its selfish and corrupt desires.

It took Jesus’ sacrifice to redeem all who believe and receive a new life (Romans 3:23-26, Hebrews 10:10, 1 Peter 1:18-19). Now we cannot live our lives in disobedience to God (Luke6:46-49, Romans 6:1-4, Hebrews 10:26-27, 1 John 3:6-10). The apostles remembered the Jewish education about not being disobedient to God.

Marȃh

The Torah teaches us that in the garden, God gave mankind one command to follow, and instead of choosing to obey God, we chose to disobey God (Genesis 2:16-17; 3:1-24). Because of Adam and Eve’s sin, the entire human race became corrupt and chose to disobey God.

The Hebrew word in the Old Testament for disobey is marȃh, and it can also mean “Resist, disobedient, or to rebel,” depending on the context it is used in. As the creation continued to rebel against God, He decided to create a nation and people who would be dedicated unto Himself and His ways (Genesis 12:1-3, Exodus 19:5-6, Deuteronomy 7:6-8; 12:1-3; 14:2; 26:18-19). That is why Judaism teaches God’s people to obey God and how to do it (Leviticus 22:1-33, Deuteronomy 5:32-33):

Shema (hearing)
Mitzvot (commandments)
Sanctification and holiness (Kedushah)
Community and charity (Tzedakah)

I don’t think it’s any coincidence that Jesus used the father-child analogy to describe His and our relationship with God (Matthew 6:9-11, John 5:19-23; 20:17). He taught His followers to love and obey God’s commands (Matthew 22: 37-40, John 13:34-35; 14:15; 15:9-12).

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Our Lord taught His followers His Kingdom, and ways are not like this world (Matthew 20:25-28, John 17:14-18; 18:36). He called them the salt and light of the world if they obey God (Matthew 5:13-16, John 8:12).

Our Rabbi rebuked His followers for not doing what He taught them (Matthew 7:21-27, Luke 6:46-49). We cannot follow God and the ways of this world at the same time (Matthew 6:24)

Pete Hegseth

In other big news this weekend, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth acknowledged he knows there are Democrats and Republicans who are coming for him and calling for his removal. He proudly boasted that he wasn’t going anywhere and would defy any attempt to remove him from power.

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The secretary continues to profess to be a Christian, despite disobeying the basic teachings of Jesus and the faith. Now he openly admits he will fight against our lawmakers to stay in power. To no one’s surprise, President Trump continues to defend Pete Hegseth and his failure of a war.

Jesus warned us about false Angels of light in the last days who disobey God and bear worldly fruit (Matthew 7:15-23; 24:24-25):

Prideful
Deceptive
Power-hungry
Unforgiving

The Bible is abundantly clear that we cannot belong to God if we do not obey Him (John 14:15, 1 John 2:3-6). Jesus warned us about false teachers and wolves who talk about God but don’t bear the fruit of God (Matthew 7:15-23, Luke 6:43-46).

That is why we must judge the works of those who claim to be of God. The Bible is clear that lies and division come from Satan, not God (Proverbs 6:16- 19, John 8:44, Romans 16:17-20). Whoever belongs to God will not continue in marȃh!

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