The Truth Manifesto

There are a lot of people across the United States unsatisfied with the direction the country is going and rightly so. We are in the midst of a socialist regime that seeks to change the very foundations of which this nation was founded. This philosophy, when administrated as a government mandate, suppresses freedom, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

This is not the fault of one man who is just a figurehead for all that is going wrong in this nation. It is an administration that seeks to polarize and demonize those who don’t hold their views, vilifying them for their belief in God and adhering to the Judeo-Christian values and principles that this nation was founded on (see the David Barton video on the Founders).

While this is all going on, we should really be grateful.

Minority Majority

In the Bible in Luke 17:11-19, there’s a story about Jesus healing ten lepers. He told them to show themselves to the priests and in faith, they got up and went, being healed on the way. Of the ten only one went back and thanked Jesus and a foreigner at that, not a Jew. Ten were blessed but only one was grateful and this gratefulness led to an even greater blessing, the salvation of his soul.

Subtle Narcissism

I have a lot of conservative associates who have the mentality of those nine lepers. They know where their blessings come from but they’re ungrateful for them.

They cry incessantly about the state of the country yet never thanking the Lord in their rants that they’re able to speak and proclaim the truth.

They vilify liberals with some of the most horrid expressions not once thinking about how this reflects on the One who gave them a voice, life, and breath.

They look at the government as the ultimate evil and are oblivious to the true enemy behind it all.

The reason? It’s all about them. They wrap it in descriptions like truth, liberty, freedom, the Constitution. But when you look closely through the malaise of verbal gyrations, it’s really all about them.

Not One Day

This is not to say to be silent, stand down, say, and do nothing. God forbid. However, it is to say that we should be grateful for so much from the Provider of all things. We should be grateful for being chosen to stand for Truth. We should be grateful that He uses us one more day. We should be grateful that we still have the freedom that many don’t have like brothers and sisters in churches all over the world who are persecuted for their faith. We should be grateful we can walk, talk, type, breathe, and exist.

Don’t let a day go by where we don’t thank the Lord.

Preach Truth. Stand tall. Be obedient. Express gratefulness. Worship the Lord.

The Truth Manifesto proudly presents a new podcast series dubbed The Hard Truth. It is a fifteen minute reflection on the news of the day from a conservative, Christian, and ultimately, biblical perspective. From politics to religion and culture, The Hard Truth presents all of these things in lay men’s terms, rooted in the Truth.

In in episode 1, we take a look at how we should react to Obamacare passing, why in the grand scheme of things it’s not a big deal, and what to do about it where we’re at.

Can You Handle the Truth?

One question that’s echoing throughout the country today is, “How did this happen?” An atrocious health care bill passed through the senate on Monday making it one of the most invasive bills ever, taking away the rights of so many American people. It is a blanket move for government to take control of just about every area of an American citizen’s life.

Some are elated. Now their fears can be assuaged. They no longer have to wonder what they’re going to do. Uncle Obama, aunt Pelosi, and Cousin Reid, among others, has supposedly come to their rescue once again in getting them something for nothing.

Others have another kind of fear. Fear that it’s the end of the United States as we’ve known it. To them, the president is an anti-Christian, Muslim terrorist in disguise and the United States is doomed from now until Kingdom come.

Both attitudes are wrong.

A Closer Look

As we speak, lawsuits are being filed all over the nation challenging the constitutionality of various portions of the bill with the biggest one being forcing health care on people that don’t want it and fining or imprisoning them for not taking it.

In addition, there’s time to stop it and republicans like John McCain are calling for a repeal just as it comes out the oven. Plus the agencies charged with enforcing the bill have no funding. So if people refused to take this health care, trying to pick up those fines would be near nigh impossible.

I want to say to all of my conservative brothers and sisters, that’s not reason enough to give us any kind of hope.

He’s Still In Charge

Throughout all of the hoopla, anxiety, and trepidation, one thing has remained constant: God is still running things.

Understand: God is not surprised. As the Joker says in the movie Dark Knight, “It’s all part of the plan.” God rules and reigns over everything. He controls the outcome. Some have an erroneous and straight up wrong view that God is in support of this because it passed. That couldn’t be further from the truth.

God only directly supports those things which agree with His word. The Bible is rife with kings that were evil: Ahab, Ahaz, Manasseh, Jeroboam, Nadab, and others. God did not condone their evil reigns, but allowed it under His sovereign hand (Proverbs 21:1). Taking the freedom He gave to oppress people, either a little or much, is not in His will (Proverbs 16:12). It’s because of man’s evil and the acceptance of it that we’re where we’re at today. Yet, God is still in control. That should make us smile and give us strength as a people for our next move.

What Now?

So, even though God is in control, do we have a fatalist attitude and just say, “Well, things are just going to be how they’re going to be?” No. We still live in a republic. We still can vote people out. We still can work for a better future. Setbacks are just that. They’re not written forever. That belongs unto God. We serve Him. In serving Him, we should serve others through education, motivation, sincerity, and truth.

Politicians are human and therefore finite. This health care bill passing is temporary and it’s not the end. We know the end because we know Him. We can smile today in true hope and know that since God is ultimately in control, He won’t leave or forsake us, no matter what.