By Dale Weckbacher
Matthew 6:31-34
31 "Therefore do
not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What
shall we wear?' 32 For after all these
things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all
these things. 33 But seek first the
kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to
you. 34 Therefore do not worry about
tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day
is its own trouble.
NKJV
The above passage of scripture tells us where we as
individuals are to place our security.
It reminds us that our Heavenly Father knows we have need of food,
drink, and clothing and we need not worry about where these things will come
from as long as we seek the kingdom of God and his righteousness. We seek the kingdom of God first by seeking
salvation from our sins that separate us from God the Father. The only way to find salvation is by
accepting the gift of God’s Son sent to die for our sins. Once we receive God’s gift of salvation we
not only have assurance of eternal life (John 3:16), but we also have according
to Matthew 6:33 assurance of our basic needs being met.
This, however, does not excuse nations from providing
security for their citizens for even though all security is traced back to an all-powerful
God protecting His people, He does at times choose to provide that security
through a nations army. Unfortunately,
events over the last couple of weeks demonstrate the failures of the United
States to provide security for its people.
For Example:
1)
An invasion of Illegals crossing the border (1) – The recent incursion of people, especially
children crossing our southern border demonstrates that anyone can cross our
border unchecked. I mean if a small
child can cross our border, an adult can also cross, and many do. For those that believe this is only a problem
for Border States, in Maryland authorities arrested four members of the MS-13
gang. (2)
Since our border is wide open, we have
no idea who is coming across the border.
We have no way to know if these people are part of one of the drug
cartels. We have no way of knowing if
these people are involved in human trafficking.
We have no idea if they are the next terrorists planning on killing
thousands of innocent citizens, as the 19 terrorists did on 9/11.
However, our illustrious leader
wants us to grant these people amnesty claiming they are the future of our nation. (3) Since we have no idea who these individuals
are, I hope he did not mean that we have a future of potential violence and
terrorism.
2)
Surrendering in Iraq – Several thousand of our
brave men and women surrendered their lives or became permanently disabled
helping the people of Iraq gain their independence. Although many believe our mission in Iraq was
finding weapons of mass destruction, the real purpose was to prevent terrorists
from using Iraq as a base for operations and to rescue the people of Iraq from
the oppressive regime of Sadam Hussein.
However, with our premature exit from a war we had won, we have provided
terrorists with a base from which to plan their next terrorist attack on our
nation. In fact, President Bush
predicted precisely what is occurring in Iraq today. (4)
Some may argue that if we had not
deposed Hussein, terrorists may not have been able to move into the
country. However, one could also argue
that the oil rich country of Iraq under the leadership of Hussein could have
also funded terrorism around the world. However,
both arguments are a moog point now for it appears terrorists will soon have a
home base in Iraq from which to launch their next terrorist attacks.
3)
Intruding on individuals private property rights
– Without the security of private property ownership, no citizen, or
organization has assurance of economic security. The recent taking of the trademark rights of
the NFL’s Washington Redskins, (5)
in the interest of political correctness, demonstrates the total disregard of
our government for the private property rights of businesses and individuals in
the nation. Even though a trademark is
not a tangible asset like a building, car, or piece of equipment, it does have
value for the organization or individual owning it.
For the Washington Redskins the
value is in the team’s ability to sell merchandise with the logo on it. In fact, since every team shares the revenue
from the sales of merchandise, the loss of the trademark rights for this logo
will affect the revenue and value of every team in the league, except for the
Dallas Cowboys who have chosen not to share their revenue. (6)
Each individual’s ultimate security is in the Lord. However, this does not mean we can be
careless about our security and must exercise responsibility to help secure our
persons and property. Governments have a
responsibility to help assure the security of their citizens and their
property. Unfortunately, our government
has been lax in their duty by leaving the border wide open and surrendering to
proven enemies of our country by leaving the war on terror before winning the
war. They have also been lax in the
protection of personal property for in the interest of political correctness,
the government now sees no problem with taking private property rights of individuals
and organizations in essence stealing these individuals and organizations
ability to profit from their property.
It is imperative that we begin electing leaders committed to
the security of the nation and the Constitution they swear to protect. As we face another election this year and in
2016, let us not forget to support candidates committed to our security.
1. Wood, Chip. The Illegal Immigration
INNVASION. www.thenewamerican.com. [Online] The New American, June 19,
2014. [Cited: June 19, 2014.] http://www.thenewamerican.com/reviews/opinion/item/18524-the-illegal-immigration-invasion.
2. Picket, Kerry.
AS ILLEGALS FLOW ACROSS BORDER, MS-13 MEMBERS IN MD CHARGED WITH VIOLENT
CRIMES. www.breitbart.com. [Online] Breitbart News, June 19, 2014.
[Cited: June 19, 2014.]
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/06/18/As-More-Illegals-Flow-In-MS-13-Members-in-MD-Charged-With-Violent-Crimes.
3. Gehrke, Joel.
Obama: ‘Our Future Rests’ On The Success Of DREAM Kids. www.nationalreview.com.
[Online] National Review Online, June 11, 2014. [Cited: June 19, 2014.]
http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/380193/obama-our-future-rests-success-dream-kids-joel-gehrke.
4. Card, Andy.
Andy Card: This Is What Bush Predicted Would Happen if We Left Iraq Early. www.theminorityreportblog.com.
[Online] The Minority Report, June 17, 2014. [Cited: June 19, 2014.]
http://www.theminorityreportblog.com/2014/06/17/andy-card-this-is-what-bush-predicted-would-happen-if-we-left-iraq-early/.
5. Florio, Mike.
U.S. Patent and Trademark office cancels protection of Washington team name. profootballtalk.nbcsports.com.
[Online] NBC Sports, June 18, 2014. [Cited: June 19, 2014.]
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/06/18/u-s-patent-and-trademark-office-cancels-washington-team-name/.
6. FlorCruz,
Michelle. Redskins Name Trademark Canceled: The Whole NFL Could Lose
Millions. www.ibtimes.com. [Online] International Business Times, June
18, 2014. [Cited: June 19, 2014.] http://www.ibtimes.com/redskins-name-trademark-canceled-whole-nfl-could-lose-millions-1605022.
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