Howdy all! Got through this far into the week. Only a couple of more days, and I can dig up more irrigation piping. Gotta love that spring spirit!
Any hoo,..
The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you can endure. ~ 1 Corinthians 10:13
It is sufficiently obvious, that persons and property are the two great subjects on which Governments are to act; and that the rights of persons, and the rights of property, are the objects, for the protection of which Government was instituted. These rights cannot well be separated. ~ James Madison, Speech at the Virginia Convention, 1829
As mentioned in 1 Corinthians 10:13, God will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. He will instead show you a way to endure. The rub is you must be able to see the way. So the question begs to be asked, “What is the way?” The same applies in our country today. He has given us so many hints to follow and avenues to take. But do we see them? Do we want to see them? My guess is that we the people all do want to know the way. I believe that we already know the way. The problem is the choice to take the path is a hard one to make. It is not a clear path. But it is the obvious path. As Madison said, governments are to act on the protection of our rights to person and property. These two cannot easily be separated, he said. So why does the government try to separate them anyway? The answer is power; not the power that comes from being a strong nation around the world. No, our federally elected employees seek personal power; selfish, greedy personal power. Sadly, we let them do it. Yes we do. If you don’t believe me, then check on the longevity of service for the senators and congressmen/women. How long have yours been in DC? Are they running for re-election? I thought so. And those that are retiring, have they renounced their governmental pension? Yeah, personal power. Congress is for We the People. We granted them the power they have. They continue to take more and we let them. All we have to do is challenge their conservatism. Ask them bold questions. Make them sweat. Tell them that you are their boss, not the speaker, not the majority or minority manager, definitely not the president. We are. That may be hard to convince them. It may be tempting to just sit back and wait to see what happens. But God has not placed before you a temptation you cannot handle. There are people right now working hard to disenfranchise you. They are in the Democratic and Republican parties. They are in management roles. They are not leaders, but they call themselves leaders. It is up to us to step up to the plate. It may be intimidating. But remember, there will be no temptation allowed that is more than you can handle.
Take care, God bless,
AND STAND WITH ISRAEL!!!
Tom Kiley
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