Philippians 2:4 (HCSB) 4 Everyone should look out not ⌊only⌋ for his own interests, but also for the interests of others.
The Preamble to our Constitution reads: We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the generalWelfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America. The Constitution therefore was established with an express purpose of securing justice, domestic tranquility, defense, promote the well-being of its citizenry, and secure liberty now and into the future. How are we doing?
“Tocqueville began with a shocker: That the first political institution of American democracy is religion. His thesis went something like this: The premises of secular materialism do not sustain democracy, but undermine it, while the premises of Judaism and Christianity include and by inductive experience lead to democracy, uplift it, carry it over its inherent weaknesses, and sustain it.
[Because of its] own inherent tendencies, democracy tends to lower tastes and passions, to devolve into materialistic preoccupations, and to undercut its own principles by a morally indifferent relativism. Further, democracy left to itself tends to surrender liberty to the passion for security and equality, and thus to end in a new soft despotism, tied down with a thousand silken threads by a benign authority.”
> “You were bought with a price; do not become slaves of men.” —1 Corinthians 7:23
I stood in the airport of the so-called “free world,” holding a valid, state-issued driver’s license… and somehow, it wasn’t enough. A gold-starred “REAL ID” was now required for domestic flight—not as a suggestion, but as federal mandate.
Never mind that I’ve paid taxes, followed the law, verified my identity a dozen times over. Without that special endorsement, I was told I needed to return with more documents, more fees, and more evidence—just to board a plane in the country of my birth.
And it hit me: freedom in America now comes with a price tag and a paper trail.
Meanwhile, individuals who break immigration laws, many charged with violent crimes, are not only released into our communities, but in some cases celebrated. Protesters march for their freedom. Pilgrimages are made to their holding centers. And the law enforcement officers tasked with keeping order? Swatted, demonized, pelted with rocks and policy restrictions.
We’ve flipped the script. We now punish the obedient while shielding the rebellious.
🪧 No Kings They Cried
This isn’t just bureaucratic madness—it’s biblical déjà vu.
When Jesus stood before Pilate, the crowd cried out, “Not this man, but Barabbas!”—choosing a convicted insurrectionist over the sinless Son of God. And when asked who their king was, they shouted:
> “We have no king but Caesar!” (John 19:15)
Justice was sacrificed. Innocence was criminalized.
The guilty walked free, and the righteous was condemned.
Sound familiar?
Today, policies are being written that mirror that same spirit—calling good evil and evil good (Isaiah 5:20). They release chaos and restrain integrity. Law-abiding citizens are treated like potential threats, while true threats are dismissed for the sake of political expediency or cultural appeasement.
It’s happening again. And the people cheer while the truth is bound.
👑 The King Who Paid It All
But there is a King—one who doesn’t demand a laminated card, a fingerprint, or a gold star to accept me. He requires something far greater: perfection. And knowing I could never achieve it, He paid the price Himself.
The flight I’m ultimately waiting for won’t depart from Gate A12. It won’t require clearance from TSA or documentation in triplicate.
My name isn’t written in a database in Harrisburg—but in the Lamb’s Book of Life.
Stamped not in ink, but in blood.
Yes, there’s an entrance exam. It’s called repentance.
Yes, there’s a Judge—but He’s also the Advocate.
Yes, there’s a reservation—and it’s already sealed.
I am cleared to fly, not because Caesar says so, but because Christ declared it finished.
🔊 The Trumpet Sounds Will You Heed the Call?
Let’s be plain: when a nation restricts the righteous and releases the lawless, it is no longer governing in justice—it’s ruling in rebellion.
This is not freedom. This is fiction.
And to those who cheer for those who break law while punishing those who uphold it, may I humbly offer a checkup from the neck up:
You are living out the second crucifixion of righteousness—and calling it justice. You are freeing the insurrectionists of our day while kneecapping the peacemakers God appointed.
God help us if we remain silent.
📯 Sound the Trumpet—The Gate Is About to Open
While America lights its skies with fireworks and boasts of freedom, let this message ring louder than any cannon blast:
> Caesar may demand your papers. Christ demands your soul.
> And only one of them can offer you true freedom.
I will not be shackled by systems that punish citizenship while promoting chaos.
I will not trade in a crown of life for a gold-starred card.
When that trumpet sounds, I won’t be stalled at security.
I’ll be in the air, caught up, clothed in glory, and carried by grace.
Because when the Son sets you free—you are free indeed.
🕊️ Let every chain be broken, every truth proclaimed, and every trumpet sound.
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GO AND BE A BLESSING THIS FOURTH OF JULY! LET FREEDOM RING!
From time to time it is good to pause and reflect. Since we have just had another Presidential debate and now the sound bytes from that debate are appearing in the news I thought it was appropriate to offer a classic SOUNDBYTE from a past President.. Ronald Reagan
"These are the times that try men’s souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of his country; but he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman." –Thomas Paine
There used to be a time in America where we actually stood for something bigger and greater than ourselves. I am fearful perhaps we have lost that national fervor for the greater good. For too long government has made dependents of far too many of our citizens and the only fight worth fighting is fighting for one’s rights or entitlements. This is a national stain on this great nation. What made America "exceptional" was the idea that every man. woman, child, individual was created by God and endued with certain inalienable rights. Each individual was respected as made in the image of God and thusly should be protected from the ravishing of tyrannical government. The colonists stood together in the 17th and 18th centuries to fend off the tyrannical talons of England and were willing to die for something greater than themselves – liberty and justice for all. Neighbor stood with neighbor to beat back the enemies of freedom.
This love of freedom drove men and women to fight and die in foreign lands because they believed FREEDOM was something worth fighting for and wanted to see others set free from despotism and wicked tyrants. America was once seen as the ONLY HOPE or like Ronald Reagan put it "a shining city on a hill".
I am afraid the shimmer has gone out of our once great nation. The populace has learned how to vote themselves special favors and monies from the federal coffers. They have learned how to steal from their neighbors and no longer stand together as one nation under God. We have been divided by politicians who play class warfare and pit one group against another in order to gain political advantage.
It is time for true patriots to once again rise to the occasion. We need true patriots to challenge the soft tyranny running unchecked throughout our society.
I take great hope in the rise of the Tea Party movement because I see in them the nature of true patriotism. It is not about them but for the country. They are the ones who have for years, worked hard, obeyed the law, looked after their families, pray to God, worship in faith communities, and basically lead quite, peaceful lives. However; the see the handwriting on the wall and have been stirred to take action. They are willing to make the sacrifices needed to right the wrongs of the ship of state so that their progeny will be able to enjoy the fruits of liberty left to them by their forefathers.
Will you be among the noble who cry GIVE ME LIBERTY or GIVE ME DEATH or is your battle cry simply GIVE ME?
The TEA Party has made an impact in the culture wars. Love them or hate them, but in the end you will learn to respect them because they are not driven by personal gain but by a cause greater than themselves. It is for their children and their children’s children that they stand and fight. This is a cause worth dying for.
2 When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; but when the wicked rule, the people groan. Prov 29:2 (RSV)
I do not know about you but I hear a lot of groaning going on. Could it be a reflection of leadership? I think so! Out with the wicked in with the righteous. What say you?
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