You know, it just occurred to me that this
whole idea of government providing a sense of security isn't a new
phenomenon. Remember, there is nothing new under the sun. Think for a
second about Moses and the Israelites and how he led them to freedom
from the Egyptians. Talk about 'herding cats'. I can't even begin to imagine how he must have felt.
The Israelites grumbled and complained against Moses because
of the quality of the food! Manna and quail wasn't good enough for
them. They used to say things like, "If only we had died by the Lord's hand in Egypt! There we sat around pots of meat and ate all the food we wanted, but you have brought us out into this desert to starve this entire assembly to death." Think about how frustrated Moses must have been with them. Seriously; die? They would have rather DIED than to have been led to freedom.
Now, let's think for a minute about the party of politics that believes in bigger government, bloated government, if you will. The one who believes that the government is there to provide safety and security as it pertains to a way of life. How it manages to perpetuate this idea that the government should provide, well, EVERYTHING for you no matter how much freedom or liberty you must give up to obtain the 'goodies'. Hey, I could be talking about EITHER party at this moment because they have both shown tendencies to overreach for the greater good, haven't they?
We have all banged our heads up against the wall over the last few years at this very idea. Yet, the overreach continues, and slowly it becomes more egregious each time. We've seen tyranny creep into our lives and have, except for recently, stood idly by while it happened
I always go the TSA as probably the most glaring insult to the freedoms of Americans and travelers from everywhere...well, almost everywhere. First there was the shoe bomber, so the solution to make us feel safer? Take off all the shoes! Next, the underwear bomber. Thankfully, we don't have to take off our underwear...yet, but I'm sure it has come up in conversation. Nah, instead they just feel up our private parts on the outside of our underwear. Oh, yeah, I feel SO much safer now. Yet, people still walk through the 'nudi-scanners' as I so fondly refer to them, because they honestly believe it will make them safer.
Tea party and conservative activists bemoan the fact that we can't get the American people to 'wake up' and take a look around at the freedoms being forfeited by us on a daily basis. I'm guilty of this bemoaning, too. Now, hang with me for a minute while we walk in Moses' shoes. Seriously, think about it. He heard grumbling and complaining all. day. long. The people were hot. The people were thirsty. The people were hungry. What did he do about it? He talked with God. He prayed about it. Moses prayed to God and asked Him for help. If Moses did that, can't we all do it, too? It seems like a very simplistic approach, doesn't it? How much better off would be be, as a country, as a movement, if we just humbled ourselves and prayed?
