Listening
to radio broadcasts of people reminiscing where they
were when the towers fell on 9-11, prompted me to
reflect on our American soul; who we are, how we got
here and where we are going. At first glance, my
points might seem disjointed, but consider the
following:
Several years ago, my oldest daughter, Meagan and
her young, growing family lived in Larimore, North
Dakota. Late one cold winter evening, Meagan and
husband, Tim, spotted Mae, their four-year-old,
kneeling by her bed spontaneously reciting her
bedtime prayers. They were glowing listening to
Mae’s conversation with God, but suddenly she
skipped the traditional “Amen” and hollered
“Yee-haw” before leaping to her feet and scampering
towards the door. When asked to explain, she said
she just felt like shouting “Yee-haw”; apparently,
the Holy Spirit was having a good time with Mae. Her
prayers prove we are a family of Christian rednecks.
Item two: Tim Tebow’s notoriety is not from his
prowess on the football field as much as it from his
courage to publically profess his faith in Jesus
Christ. The Broncos, Jets and Patriots have all
tested and released Mr. Tebow, so his professional
football career is uncertain. However, his faith, an
attribute of much higher esteem, remains unwavering
and many Americans outside of the state run media
admire his allegiance to his core principles; a
characteristic dreadfully absent in politicians.
And finally item three: I have read stories about
the reality TV series “Duck Dynasty,” but lacking
television I had not seen it. Out of curiosity, the
trophy wife and I watched a couple episodes on
You-Tube. At first, I could not understand the
public attraction for this series, but then I caught
several closing segments of the Robertson family
saying grace. “Aha, there He is,” I quietly thought
suddenly realizing America is fascinated with a
bearded family of duck call manufacturers because of
their weekly link to the Almighty.
I mention the above because even after suffering
unmerciful attacks from the left wing, America
remains predominantly a Christian nation with 80
percent self-identifying as such. This news is
critical to America’s restoration. The progressive
ruling class is steering our nation to secularism
with big government replacing God as mankind’s true
deity. This mistake began in the early 1900s with
the statists misrepresentation of 2 Corinthians, 9:7
where Paul teaches “God loves a cheerful giver.”
This was brought to my attention during Montana’s
2009 legislature when a House Democrat opened the
afternoon’s session with a prayer quoting the above
verse justifying his party’s support for tax
increases. To him and others of a secular mindset,
the central authority is the source of all goodness,
so the bigger the better. However, their opinion of
government charity ignores Jesus’s own words in
Matthew 22:21 when He says “Render therefore unto
Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God
the things that are God's.” There is a separation
here; do not miss it. The Holy Scripture is the
operator’s manual for each of us individually, it
does not pertain to government. Yes, we should tithe
generously and cheerfully, but government forcing
you to share your God given bounty is neither
charitable nor compassionate. When the 80 percent of
American Christians discover they have been
hoodwinked by those desirous of creating dependency
on government, our great republic will begin its
journey to restoration. Government will shrink to 10
percent of its current size. Imagine how generously
you could tithe if you did not have to first feed
the beast called government. All we need to do to
get this ball rolling is ask for His help, just as
Benjamin Franklin told us in 1789.
During tense times at America’s Constitutional
Convention, the aged Mr. Franklin rose to squelch
the argument by saying, “…God governs in the affairs
of men, and if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground
without his notice, is it probable that an empire
can rise without his aid?” From then on, each
session began with prayer and with His aid America
became the greatest nation in the history of the
world. This brings me to my point. Our republic was
crafted by the hand of God and it is only with His
help will we ever restore her magnificence. Let us
pray.
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