By: Dale Weckbacher
Proverbs 14:34
Righteousness exalts a nation, but
sin is a reproach
to any people.
(ESV)
The Book of Proverbs in the Bible is God’s book of
wisdom. It is also God’s book of
commonsense which if followed leads to blessing in our lives (Proverbs 3:13-35). However, it is also a two-edged sword that if
not followed leads to reproof from the Lord out of His love for us (Proverbs 3:12).
As we read the founding documents of the United States, we
see that the authors of these documents heeded the wise words of Proverbs 14:34
and wanted to establish a nation founded in righteousness. However, through the years the United States
has abandoned this righteous founding and in the interest of political
correctness, systematically removing God from the national discourse. This systematic dismantling began in 1962
with the removal of prayer from schools.
(1) Soon after this, secularism spread into the
media with the abandonment of the morality code for films, (2)
replacing it with a ratings system. The
reason for this change was a Supreme Court ruling citing that expression in
movies was constitutionally protected speech coupled with a belief that the
production code was a form of censorship.
The tentacles of secularism have since spread to government buildings
with the banning of the 10 commandments and nativity scenes citing a mythical
separation of church in state in the constitution (3)
and even into free commerce with Christian business owners facing penalties for
refusing service to customers asking them to violate their deeply held
religious values. (4)
This slide from righteousness has created a mess that was
triggered by the moral decline that began with the removal of prayer from
schools in 1962. The recent riots in
Milwaukee provide a snapshot of the mess created by this slide, something
courageously expressed by Milwaukee Sheriff David Clarke.
Sheriff Clarke, an African American, could have played the
race card like other civic leaders where similar riots have occurred but
instead took the opportunity to cite the stirring up of racial violence by
liberal Democrats. Sheriff Clarke went
on to state that it was freedom and earned success that allowed him to rise to
sheriff and not some liberal Democrat government program. (5)
However, instead of citing the value of hard work leading to success, race
baiters tell those living in the ghetto that it takes some magical government
program to raise them out of poverty. In
Sheriff Clarke’s words these failed programs have led to “failing K-12 public
schools, dysfunctional lifestyle choices like father absent homes, gang
involvement, drug/alcohol abuse and massive unemployment.” (5)
In other words, the moral decline of, predominately African
American individuals living in the Ghetto has led to economic depravity, lack
of security with riots springing up any time there is an officer involved
shooting, and calls on government to confiscate the wealth of others,
especially those of other races, in the form of reparations. In other words, we have a M.E.S.S.
To clean up this mess we need to share the Gospel of Jesus
Christ with these individuals and point them to the only one that can clean up
the mess in their lives. This will
result in a reversal of the downward moral spiral in these communities and
replace it with the love of God and the light of the Gospel. I want to urge those living in these
communities who know Jesus as their savior to let the light of the Gospel
contained in them shine light on the dark racial divide in their communities
(Matthew 5:16).
I also urge those that have successfully risen from the
poverty of the ghetto to begin following Sheriff Clarke’s lead and begin
encouraging those living in these communities to begin working hard to rise
from their poverty through hard work. I
also urge those living in these communities to seek security in a relationship
with Jesus Christ instead of through some government program destined to
fail. Finding a relationship with Jesus
Christ is simple for all one needs to do is pray asking Jesus to forgive their
sins and make Him Lord of their lives.
Please pray with me now and enter into this life changing relationship,
Dear Lord Jesus, I know I have sinned
(Romans 3:23) and know that the penalty for my sin is death (Romans 6:23). I ask you to forgive me of my sin and cleanse
me as you promise in your Word (1 John 1:9).
I believe you died, was buried, and resurrected from the dead and now
declare you Lord of my life.
Finally, stop seeking reparations from people alive now that
had nothing to do with slavery other than being born with the same color of
skin as those that owned slaves. People
like myself have achieved success in the same manner as Sheriff Clarke, hard
work, and not the color of our skin.
Instead of seeking reparations from the government and thus creating
greater deficits and debt, follow our example and begin working hard to achieve
your dreams.
We are in a mess but Jesus, and not government, is the mess
cleaner.
1. Brooks, Carol. Prayer in Schools. www.inplainsite.org.
[Online] In Plain Site. [Cited: August 20, 2016.] 2016.
http://www.inplainsite.org/what_happened_when_the_praying.html.
2. artsreformation.com.
The Motion Picture Production Code of 1930 (Hays Code). artsreformation.com.
[Online] [Cited: August 20, 2016.]
http://www.artsreformation.com/a001/hays-code.html.
3. Barton, David.
The Separation of Church and State . www.wallbuilders.com. [Online] Wall
Builders, January 2001. [Cited: August 20, 2016.] http://www.wallbuilders.com/libissuesarticles.asp?id=123.
4. Cheney, Kyle.
Jindal: Biggest discrimination is against Christians. www.politico.com. [Online]
Politico, September 16, 2015. [Cited: August 20, 2016.]
http://www.politico.com/blogs/debate/2015/09/bobby-jindal-christian-business-owners-republican-debate-2015-213725.
5. Clarke, Sheriff
David. Sheriff David Clarke: Liberal politics and media fueled Milwaukee
riots. thehill.com. [Online] The Hill, August 15, 2016. [Cited: August
20, 2016.] http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/crime/291435-sheriff-david-clarke-liberal-politics-and-media-fueled-milwaukee.
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