Gross Dereliction of Duty Leaving the Nation Insecure:

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. 

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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.