"Love all but trust a few"

"Love all but trust a few"


When times are difficult we tend to become more critical of our government. The dung on the other side of the fence is always deeper. Zimbabwe has an inflation rate of 11,000,000%. Thats not a typo. North Korea is a national concentration camp run by an insane man, Kim Jong-il! What is it that makes governments, eventually all of them, become corrupt? Isn't it because they are run by mere mortals and all mortals are born with a corrupt nature. Why do we believe that a mortal plagued with greed, envy and unbridled ambition would suddenly become endowed with the nature of Mother Theresa once elected to government office?
Nearly all governments employ tactics to manipulate their masses in an attempt to unravel the iimposed limitations on their power. Most European governments have now withdrawn the liberties of their populace in return for "cradle to grave" security. The method of manipulation is a method thats been used for thousands of years. Create a crisis. Generate fear. Effectively manipulate. Achieve goal.
The local government in my town uses a ploy that is commonly used by municipal governments across the nation. When its time to reach into the pockets of the community's residents they make a claim of law enforcement shortages. This creates chaos and causes families to feel endangered. Crisis, fear, manipulate.
A common scam in our community involves 'construction' workers doing a free inspection of an elderly resident's home. They will 'discover' that the roof needs replaced or the electrical wiring is faulty and a devastating fire is 'inevitable' if it's not repaired. Crisis, fear, manipulate.
Do you realize how easy it would be to manipulate the masses if you could convince them that a weapon of mass destruction could fall on them any minute. (They then take away our civil liberties) That global warming will destroy the earth in less than 10 years. (They can now redistribute wealth of nations by levying huge industrial taxes on selective nations) That if we build a nuclear power plant a disaster will be inevitable (...increase dependence on foreign energy) even though France, Japan and Russia have used nuclear power safely for years.
Creating a crisis to gain control of the lives of people is a distortion of God's method of offering salvation to men. Generally, men don't have much thought about their relationship with God until they experience some type of crisis. When we repent we submit to God and give him the power over our lives he is deserving of. When govenments and politicians create a crisis to manipulate us and gain power over us they are stealing away from God what rightfully belongs to him. The real solution to our problems is submission to our Creator, not substitution for Him.
When a life in turmoil turns to alcohol or drugs to ease pain he/she doesn't find a solution, only a temporary relief. The pain always return. We get the same result when we turn to government instead of God. We have never had a messiah in the White House...and we never will.
"Put your trust in God, but keep your powder dry." - Oliver Cromwell
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