America Will Never Be the Same

America Will Never Be the Same

The election has changed the way American life will be lived from now on!  It will cause the continued erosion of the traditional values of The Republic.  Large, Big Brother government will now become the norm. In the near future government will begin to dictate what the church can say and true free speech and religious expression will become severely restricted (unless you obey strict "party lines". If you believe this could not happen, ask Dietrich Bonhoeffer, oh wait, you can't because he was killed for speaking out and acting on his beliefs!).  The vast majority of those who voted for 4 more years of the current administration have no idea how this will affect them, or that their fundamental rights, those not given to us by government, will be changed.

These rights that the Founding Fathers enumerated in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution are not rights given to us by government or by man. This are rights bestowed by the Creator. Government, as conceived in this "American experiment", is a protector of those rights. One half of Americans have just voted to give government the authority to give and take those God-given rights at its will.

As a follower of Jesus Christ, I will obey the scriptural admonition to pray for the President as one who is in authority. However, I cannot recognize that government, not this government, not any government, "gives me" those rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. These rights are given by God and may be restricted by government, but cannot be taken from me. It is up to me to live these gifts from God out...the government cannot guarantee them! As much as this government or any government can say they will, they cannot!

In the difficult days ahead, it is imperative for those who believe that Jesus is the one and only way, those who follow as His disciples, firmly grasp the truths and comfort of scripture to guide us!  In the darkest days of the Revolution for the nations independence from tyranny, those who began our great nation turned to scripture and prayer. These two spiritual disciplines are needed now. Maybe in the midst of the coming crisis in America, the real Patriots will once again turn to the divinely inspired Word of God, the Bible...and down on our knees pouring our heart out to God prayer. This will Become the focus of my ministry...the ministry of the Disillusioned Disciple.

God Bless America, God Protect the Republic!