"Why do the nations conspire and the peoples plot in
vain? The kings of
the earth rise up and the
rulers band together against the Lord and against his anointed, saying,
“Let us break their
chains and throw off their shackles.”
The One enthroned in
heaven laughs; the Lord scoffs at them.
He rebukes them in his
anger and terrifies them
in his wrath, saying,
“I have installed my king on Zion, my
holy mountain. I will proclaim the Lord’s decree. He said
to me, “You are my son; today I have become your
father. Ask me,
and I will make the
nations your
inheritance, the ends of the earth your
possession. You will
break them with a rod of iron; you will dash them to pieces like
pottery.
"Therefore, you kings,
be wise; be warned, you
rulers of
the earth. Serve the
Lord with
fear and celebrate his rule with
trembling. Kiss his
son, or
he will be angry and your
way will lead to your destruction, for
his wrath can
flare up in a moment. Blessed are
all who take refuge in
him." Psalm 2
I wish
there was a more positive way to greet you today but the tragic truth is
we woke up this morning in post-Constitutional America, thanks to the
misjudgment of the Supreme Court of the land. You and I are significantly less
free than we were just 24 hours ago. The Health-Care ruling combined with the
ruling against the Arizona Immigration Law, we have crossed the border from
America to Ameritopia. Constitutional law was weakened and lawlessness further encouraged.
The
ruling upholding the healthcare law handed the Federal Government more power
than it has ever had over the lives of individual Americans – you and me. And,
thanks to this ruling, the IRS will be the enforcement agency charged with
making sure you comply with this new law. Oh joy!
Ironically,
I purchased pocket-sized copies of the Constitution to hand out to you Sunday.
I will still give them to you so you can read them and become more aware of
just how bad these rulings were. Today was a victory for a larger more powerful intrusive government and a big loss for those who believe in interpreting the Constitution according to original intent.
Lest
you think I am unsympathetic toward those who have health-care needs and will
benefit from this ruling, I assure you I am sympathetic. In fact, it is
precisely because I care about people and have given my adult life to serving
them that I grieve over this Healthcare ruling. Whatever short-term benefit
might be gained by those folks, will be a long-term destruction of the quality
of healthcare and the freedom to make decisions about your own healthcare
interests.
This
healthcare law is not really about healthcare. It is primarily about giving the
government massive new amounts of power over our lives. Now that they have
control over your health they have control over your life because they now have
power to control your behavior.
How?
Most of
the things you do can somehow be linked to your health – what you eat, what you
don’t eat, how much you sleep, how much you don’t sleep, how much you weigh,
how much exercise you get or don’t get, how you drive, and how you raise your
children – for example.
Fortunately,
the Founding Fathers are dead or this would have put them in their graves. This
is the very scenario the Founders envisioned when they wrote the Constitution
to protect the God-given rights of the American citizens against their
government.
If you have not been politically active or if you have not been well informed in
political issues going into this election cycle, now is the time to jump in
with both feet. This approaching election was already the most important one in
our lives. Now it becomes absolutely crucial as our last hope to get rid of
this dangerous expansion of government power.
Here
are some excellent websites to find factual news and information from a
conservative perspective:
TheBlaze.com
Newsmax.com
Thedrudgereport.com
Onenewsnow.com
Freedomworks.com
Hannity.com
Rushlimbaugh.com
Heritage.org
Wallbuilders.com
There is one thing left to do if you are concerned with this very questionable ruling by SCOTUS - do your best to make sure conservatives win the White House, the Senate and add to their majority in the House.
1) Make sure you are informed on the issues.
2) Make sure you are registered to vote.
3) Make sure all your families and friends are registered to vote.
4) Go to Freedomworks.com and see how you can help organize a grassroots network to help elect conservatives.
5) Pray daily for our nation and the election
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