Sadly, most Americans are not. They would rather compromise their beliefs and stand for the "lesser of two evils" then set themselves apart by standing for Liberty and the Word of God. But the tide is turning, Christians have been awakened to how far we have fallen as a nation. It is not the government's fault, the guilt is upon the people. We have allowed these things to go on. We are being justly represented. But what will we do about it? Do we sit back and say "well that's not my problem" or do we take action? Do we continue to vote for the candidate we think most likely to win or do we evaluate them based on the Word of God and vote for them regardless of what others think of us? This takes courage.God's Word says "thou shalt not murder" why then do we allow millions of unborn children to suffer this fate every year? Why do we not call sin sin? Do we fear public opinion?
These are all important questions we must ask ourselves. What do we really believe? Are we willing to stand for it? Do we stand only because we feel our taxes are too high or do we stand on the solid rock of God's Word?
As I study American history I've begun to realize that the American War of Independence (American Revolutionary War) was not all about taxes. If taxes were the main issue then how high would be the only matter of debate. The War was about being unfairly under the rule of the British Parliament who had taken liberties from the colonists. While King George ruled over many countries and colonies the British Parliament was only to rule over Britain. The British Parliament began to erode the power of the local government of the independent American colonies. Thus, the beginnings of an unjust federal government system versus many allied independent local governing systems. This being the true reason for the American War of Independence. For a concise understanding of government systems check out this video-Government .
And what about the poor? Do you think they are willing to fight against high taxes that they don't pay? The issue of high taxes does not unite all to seek change. You see, taxes is unsteady ground to be the main issue. High taxes are merely a symptom of the disease. Our nation has forsaken it's roots. We have forgotten the Lord our God. We no longer uphold His law as supreme. We, as a nation claim the government as god not as protector of the Law of God. When a crisis happens and our home burns to the ground or is swept away where do we go? When a bank closes and we loose our life's saving who do we expect to come to our rescue? To whom do we look for refuge? God or Government?
Essentially, we are paying tribute to an idol. Do we protest the tribute or a government that claims itself to be god? On which hill are we willing to die on? Will we hand out band aids in protest of the symptom or will we do the hard work to get to the heart of the matter...tearing down the idol of government and restoring government to it's biblical mandate.
Yesterday, Daddy, J.Michael and I went to a rally called "The Texas Tea Party" and listened to several speakers discuss these matters. They had a really good turnout 3,500-5,000 people as their website says! I'd never heard any political speeches in person before and found these very entertaining and informative. A person might be on the stage for an hour but he'd only talk for 3o minutes, the rest is applause!
Mr. Claver (shown above) brought up some very good points and had a good sense of humor. Half way through his speech I leaned over and whispered to Dad, "the liberals gotta love him". He began his speech by quoting 1 Samuel 8 where God's people desired a King to rule over them and Samuel explained the reality of that. Mr. Claver briefly touched on the idolatrous nature of our current government system. We had hoped more emphasis on this issue would have been brought up.
(Click to enlarge) it's always fun to read the signs people bring whether at the ball park or the Texas Tea Party! . I was encouraged by my first Texas Tea Party Rally and look forward to attending more political rally's that seek change not on certain issues, but the system as a whole. Throughout our last election I began to learn about the Constitution Party and what it stands for. I hope to be more involved in this truly conservative political party.
