There is a tension in America like there has never been before. This country’s leaders regardless of party are no longer listening to the American people. We are in the process of setting up a government over the people rather than a government of the people, by the people, and for the people. The government now knows what is best and has forgotten that they are people just like everyone else. There is the growing feeling that the government is the solution to the problems that we are faced with. Also, there is this growing feeling that the government is the grantor of rights. This is the tension – the government is replacing God.
A government has been established by God to not rule and control but to provide an atmosphere where good takes place. This is a land where there is peace. This is a land where fear does not exist. This is a place where government is God’s agent against those who practice evil. (Please read Romans 13 in the New Testament of the Bible). The early founding fathers understood this and understood that power and money comes along with government and this power and money often corrupts humans. They understood that if not set up right the political system lends itself to tyrants. Thus a government of the people, by the people, and for the people was established with an understanding that God is the grantor of rights not man.
When we remove God and replace God with man we establish a government over the people. This government no longer seeks to serve but rather to rule and enforce. Look at America today. Are we not in a transition?
The purpose of government as I understand it is to provide an atmosphere that protects, brings opportunity, and peace for life. The founding fathers set up this great experiment of setting a government of representatives of the people. These are leaders, statesmen and stateswomen who care for and give their lives to serve the people and provide this atmosphere of freedom and peace. However, when we remove God these safeguards are removed and the tension grows. The system of checks and balances begins to collapse. Leaders stop serving the people and begin to make decisions without considering the future ramifications. They believe that their opinion is the best and thus override the process. Their hearts may be right but by overriding the process they put the country in grave danger.
All of a sudden the very organizations put in place to regulate for the purpose of peace, liberty, protection, and justice become a political arm for twisting and control. The tax laws become so complicated they serve to beat on the people. The goal no longer is to help the citizens be successful in whatever endeavor they choose but to tell them what endeavor they should do. Freedom slowly disappears. It begins slowly. Smoking cigarettes, eating trans fat, salt, and sugar, health insurance, college bank loans, and cars we drive.
We are replacing God with the government. This is just the first evidence that demonstrates the death of the great American experiment (see previous article). I do not know the present president (nor do I know any from the past). Perhaps his motives are right. However, the truth, there is only one person who has the answers and solutions and He is God. If we continue down this path of rejection of God the result will be tyrannical rule. The government will seek to control our lives. Understand – this means telling you and me what to do and how to do it. Today the area of control may be something that you have no interest in, but mark my words, the day will come when it will.
Thus, in our desire to have everything there are those who will tell us it is possible –but you need to be real, please. We cannot nor will we ever have everything we need or want on this earth under the conditions that now exist. As well, in this world we never get something for nothing, thus do not believe that this government or any other will ever be able to give us anything we want or need without extracting something from us.
If we continue to give lip service to God and turn control of our life over to other people sooner or later a tyrant will rule. A government over the people will only result in the destruction of the great American experiment and why will this happen? First and foremost, because we have sought to replace God with humans.
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