With so many people in American society today claiming that the government must do something about anything they view as a problem, I think a quick review of government role and God's role in our personal and public lives is in order.
The role of the American government is to clearly delineated in the opening statement of the Constitution:
"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."
The people gave limit power to an elected body to pass laws to accomplish the above objective. The elected body is Congress and state legislatures and these governmental bodies are suppose to pass law that work for the good of the people. Now a law is nothing more than a rule that one must follow, or be held accountable by the government and fined, jailed or both. Most laws completely remove your right to choose or grossly limit that right. For example you have the ability to drive a vehicle at 100 mph, yet the government(for the general good) limits you to a speed limit. You really don't have much of a choice. In some circles there are people who feel the government should control your choices from the time you are born until you die, (it is referred to as cradle to grave government care). For example there has recently been put out to the public, the idea that obese children are being abused by their parents feeding them to much and that the government should step in and do something like take custody of the children. The government now tells you that you must purchase health insurance or you will be fined or taxed into submission. I do not think this is what is meant by "promote general welfare", just as I suspect that government "entitlements" were not what was thought of this was written.
So to sum this up in a simple sentence: Some people in the government don't think you are smart enough to manage your own life and therefore they must provide for you everything and what you receive from them is what you must be happy with. We are from the government and we are going to help you.
Compare that to God, who says, I love you and want what is best for you. I have made a way for you, but you are certainly free to refuse my way and go your own. I gave you everything that you needed and then provided a way to live a mostly happy, healthy and prosperous life. Through Jesus I provided you a free way out of sin and death, all you had to was accept it. By putting My kingdom first and using your talent, time and money, I will bless you and you will prosper, but you are free to refuse my offer. If you put my Kingdom first and give of your finances, I will give more back to you, no it will not be instant, but it will come. If you serve me I will make you a light in your world for freedom and grace. You will have the chance to tell people about what I can do and how many blessing are in your life because you serve me. No it will not always be easy and sometimes it will be scary and difficult, but it will never be boring. I even can provide healing for your physical body when needed, no health insurance required and no co-payment needed. That being said, I created it all and I keep it all going and moving in the right direction, if I take my hand off of something it spins in to chaos. Take a look at the countries that have turned their backs on me, how did it work out for them?
America was born from the desire of men and women to be free and to be able to worship Me and serve Me, I guided it and I blessed it and I prospered it. Now the government want to claim the credit and the people who don't want Me in their lives deny what I did for America some of them even deny that I exist. I will remove my hand one day and if you think it is bad now, just wait. The other option is better, repent, turn from your wicked ways and I will heal your land. The choice is yours, choose wisely. I love you.
FATHER GOD, JESUS the SON and HOLY SPIRIT, all three in one.
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