Whenever our minds encounter what appear to be strong, competing truths, it becomes necessary to combat the dissonance with prayer, study, and intentional engagement on those topics.
In this powerful current of chaos coursing through our world, we, as Christians, find our liberty, first and foremost, in a foundation of faith through which our soul freedom from the shackles of sin and death has been bought and paid for, sealed with the promise of eternity. This is a liberty that can never be shaken, renegotiated, or infringed upon.
That settled, our minds can contemplate the freedoms we have been gifted as Americans through the provision of the Constitution of the United States, the blood of those willing Patriots, and the prayers and purposes of the godly founders who wrote it. It is undeniable that the Constitution is prefaced by statements of faith, laced with moral purpose, and is undisguised in the intent to guard its beneficiaries from tyranny, especially that of singular rule, through the due process of law, thoroughly laid out, for every aspect of government.
Take a walk with me now on a bridge that leads from dissonance to purpose and don’t be afraid. It is right and good for us as Christians to practice stewardship of the gift of freedom our countrymen laid down their lives for over 200 hundred years ago. We have a Constitution set with care and prayer, like none other. Its due process is the reason we have enjoyed the freedoms and protection of individuals. Our carelessness and lack of attention have allowed many of these to slowly be eroded.
I have never valued freedom as much as I do now, as I contemplate its sloping edge, worn away by societal laziness, murderous selfishness, and petty division, caught in a landslide of tyranny.
To guard what we have been entrusted with by God is to be faithful. There ought not to be dissonance, where we continue to trip up those who fight for freedom by sending messages of discouragement and fear of personal reprisal, disguised as reminders to be sumbissive and humble. Moses was the meekest man on Earth, yet he boldly led thousands out of captivity. He did not bend to peer pressure, but submitted his heart and love to God.
Patriotism is honorable, because it shows a robust appreciation and dedication to preserving the country God established. Every soldier who has served America, from the birthpangs of our country, to the writhing pain of conflict now, has engaged with the concept of “my life for yours”. To practice stewardship right now, is to be courageous in the face of opposition, and not to give in to fear or buckle under pressure in hopes of returning to a false sense of peace.
Not an inch of freedom must be yielded to tyranny. To do so is to compromise the Constitution on which this country was founded. The practice of dictatorship was enough to call for the Sons of Liberty in 1765, allied troops to others’ aid in WWI, as well as a bloody WWII. Our freedom is not free! We can no longer ride on the sacrifices of others. We must be willing to give our energy and time to prayer, reading, and research of laws and the Constitution, as well as to experience the uncomfortableness of going against a narrative of fear that erodes freedom.
“Who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?” Esth. 4:14
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