Happy Independence Day

Sitting here in our living room this evening I can hear the sounds of fireworks, nothing very organized, or very loud, just folks here in The Villages setting off some noisemakers in their yards and in the streets. I also turned on the TV and watched some professional fireworks displays in Boston and our nation’s capital, both truly magnificent. But then I recalled how we were blasted a few days ago by a long and noteworthy thunderstorm that provided a light and noise show exceeding anything devised by man. I think our Creator was just reminding us that His power is far greater than ours. Perhaps He put on that show a few days early just to ensure we got the point, while not interfering with our own festivities tonight.  

Even as we celebrate our independence and our freedom, these same ideals are under attack, but I have hope that the American people, at least enough of us, will realize what is at stake and take appropriate action at the polls in November; and while we’re at it, also turn to God in prayer. As our founding fathers believed, the greatest attacks against this constitutional republic will always come from within. That is why they took such pains to protect us from ourselves. To the founders, pure democracy was anathema, something to be avoided at all costs. Without the rights, restraints, and boundaries defined in our Constitution, our nation would have devolved into a tyrannical state in which an uncontrolled majority suppressed and persecuted the minority. The tyranny of the majority always leads to destruction, and it usually doesn’t take too long.

So many of those who populate our three branches of government seem to have lost their way and forgotten that their primary task is to serve the people while upholding the Constitution. Too many have been enslaved by a Marxist ideology and appear unable or unwilling to throw off the shackles that bind them to this lie. Others are simply self-serving and see their role in government as a means to satisfy their ambition and material desires. They inevitably choose what is best for them rather than for the nation and it’s people. And some are simply cowards, men and women unable to stand up for what is right and because they are afraid of the attacks that will certainly come their way. These all need our correction, which is why you and I cannot be silent. But more importantly, they need our prayers. 

I hope you all had a happy and glorious Fourth of July, as we celebrate our republic’s 246th birthday. And God bless all the unborn children who will quietly celebrate their independence this year.