A disturbing quote!

"Democracy... while it lasts is more bloody than either aristocracy or monarchy. Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There is never a democracy that did not commit suicide." - John Adams

I saw this quote and become troubled by this statement by one of our revered statesmen. Yet, after thinking about it, it is understood. Man has a tendency over time of deteriorating into irresponsibility. Once people taste "something for nothing" they will look to government as being the nanny of their lives. Politicians who have no term limits and have access to financial perks will speak anything to preserve their job. People will continually want more and more and the politician will speak anything to satisfy their selfishness so as to prolong their tenure. What keeps democracy in a prime workable condition is the morality of the citizens. A hard work ethic and morals that come forth from Christian values are what provide the parameters in ensuring a non-intrusive government.  

Let's pray for our leaders and the people of America. 

1 Timothy 2:1-2 (KJV)
¹ I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; ² For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.

"Can You Trust God" excerpt

Does God orchestrate every tragedy, determine every death, and send every adverse weather pattern? Is he the author of all that happens here on the earth? A common teaching about the sovereignty of our God that is often used when trying to answer these questions will position Christ in the driver’s seat of our lives with us as passengers. This sounds great because it relieves us of any responsibility in life’s events, but the scriptures paint an image of each one of us steering our own lives. This is because God created us with free will. We should take directions from the Master, but he doesn’t control the outcomes of our actions.[1] ’The process works kind of like a GPS. It can provide the directions and, if voice activated, it can even direct us verbally. However, it is ultimately up to us whether we follow those directions or not.

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[1] http://www.awmi.net/extra/article/sovereignty_god an adaptation.

The following is an excerpt from the book "Can You Trust God"

Notice that God’s promise is that he will keep us in perfect peace, but it is based on our minds staying
focused on him and trusting him. I can’t accuse God of not keeping me in peace when I refuse to keep my mind on him and refuse to trust him. The following verse is a promise.

Philippians 4:7 (KJV)
7 And the peace of God, which passeth all
understanding, shall keep your hearts and
minds through Christ Jesus.

If I read this verse only, I could easily believe that God will protect my heart and mind with his peace without
any responsibility of my own. I could confess this verse daily and tell everybody that I am claiming this scripture and still experience no peace. I must understand that it is based on my obedience to the verses before and after this one. I am commanded not to worry and to make all requests known to God accompanied with thanksgiving. If I couple this with consistent thinking about things that are true, honest, just, pure, lovely, and of good report, virtuous, and praiseworthy, then God will fulfill his obligation in garrisoning my mind with his peace.

Philippians 4:8 (KJV)
8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are
true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever
things are just, whatsoever things are
pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever
things are of good report; if there be
any virtue, and if there be any praise, think
on these things.

What if I refuse to think on these good things? Would it be legitimate for me to accuse God of not guarding
my heart and mind with peace? I know this is a rhetorical question, but we must always check the Word to see what our responsibility is so that God can fulfill his. We are so blessed to be under the domain of a righteous sovereign who obligates himself to fulfill his Word.

Understanding the demise of socialism.

An economics professor at a local college made a statement that he had never failed a single student before, but had recently failed an entire class. That class had insisted that Obama's socialism worked and that no one would be poor and no one would be rich, a great equalizer.
The professor then said, "OK, we will have an experiment in this class on Obama's plan". All grades will be averaged and everyone will receive the same grade so no one will fail and no one will receive an A.... (substituting grades for dollars - something closer to home and more readily understood by all).
After the first test, the grades were averaged and everyone got a B. The students who studied hard were upset and the students who studied little were happy. As the second test rolled around, the students who studied little had studied even less and the ones who studied hard decided they wanted a free ride too so they studied little..
The second test average was a D! No one was happy. When the 3rd test rolled around, the average was an F. As the tests proceeded, the scores never increased as bickering, blame and name-calling all resulted in hard feelings and no one would study for the benefit of anyone else. To their great surprise, ALL FAILED and the professor told them that socialism would also ultimately fail because when the reward is great, the effort to succeed is great, but when government takes all the reward away, no one will try or want to succeed. It could not be any simpler than that.
Remember, there IS a test coming up. The 2012 elections.

These are possibly the 5 best sentences you'll ever read and all applicable to this experiment:
1. You cannot legislate the poor into prosperity by legislating the wealthy out of prosperity.
2. What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving.
3. The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else.
4. You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it!
5. When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is going to take care of them, and when the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work because somebody else is going to get what they work for, that is the beginning of the end of any nation.

By: Ed Will