Participation Beats Opposing Views

This blog ran first on a Facebook page blog for The Liberty Den, found here:  @the libertyden

A few weekends ago a conference of patriots in West Virginia called The ALL Groups National Convention in Bridgeport occurred. From the face book page (https://www.facebook.com/events/171953923535695/) we gather this statement: “This event will be held to help unify the great Patriots of this country. No mater(sic) what banner you fly or patch you wear, we are all Patriots at heart. Please join us for this event to help everyone work together to make a difference. We must start communicating and cooperating, if not the Patriot Movement will forever run in circles.”

If you’re a regular Liberty Den visitor and invest the time in reading these blogs, you’re headed in the right direction. Understanding viewpoints as expressed by the bloggers is critical to communicating within the greater community of patriots.

But here’s the thing. Too many of you will be reading this instead of going to the forum. There are many reasons why patriots like yourselves (and me) don’t go to conferences, missions, disaster relief, or political rallies. However, as Chaplain of the South Carolina Militia Coalition, I can tell you this. When it comes to a group of people of like mind, there is power. Here’s the way God sees it according to the book of Hebrews. ²⁴ And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, ²⁵ not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching. (Hebrews 10:24, 25 NKJV)

If you see the day approaching when the Constitutional Republic will suffer, then attending a conference of like-minded souls is critical to the success of the group in general. Not so much because you’re a big wheel and have millions of contacts, but rather to stand with brothers and sisters as an encouragement to them.

We observed a phenomenon when high-schoolers across the nation seemed to jell overnight to take a walk outside of school hours in order to raise awareness and protest against gun violence. This didn’t happen overnight, just like the overnight successful people you know or heard about didn't happen in a short period. This event was planned for months and subsidized by big money, yet it took participation by the students, no matter their reason for doing so, to make a huge impact across our land.

Now you have the opportunity to create the same type of impact for your point of view, but you cannot do it by staying home or hiding in the woods when the day comes. Too many of us across the United States expect to be lone wolves with maybe a pack of wife and children to survive when the day comes. However, you must assess how long you can functionally maintain your family unit when you’re up against five or ten individuals determined to take whatever you have.

As we continue to find out, there are ways anyone with technical expertise can access virtually any information about you they desire, including the location of every piece of land you own, your income level, where your kids go to school, and how many and which type of firearms you own.

Don’t stay home when you have the opportunity to gather together so your voice can be heard. Whether you go to speak, or simply to add another face to the sweeping media camera’s lens, you’ll be contributing and encouraging and edifying those around you. Be a patriot whose dependence upon God and His word out weighs your independent ways.

When Power Lines are Down

When Power Lines Are Down

“We have this confidence as a sure and strong anchor for our lives.”

(Hebrews 6:19a) God’s Word Translation

Recent weather patterns brought storms with high velocity winds, heavy rain, and hail. They pummeled everything in its path. Utility workers understand it. They deal with the broken trees, blown power fuses and transformers, knocked over telephone poles and thousands of calls for assistance to re-establish critical communication.

One such call involved a downed telephone line. One end hung attached to the pole in proper order. The other ripped from the eve of the house when the limb fell on it. This unusual damage required immediate repair. The occupant of the house struggled with a medical condition monitored through the telephone lines. The responding utility person noted where the cable separated from the home at the point where the anchor clamp tied into the eve. He strung a new cable, attached a new anchor clamp and secured the communication wire. The repair ensured long service even with a forecast of more severe weather.

 God established His communication line the day you and I were saved. The line went up and that which was dead came to life. The Holy Spirit sprang into action. The problem? The storms of our lives knock down that cable. They rip the link right out of us. We forget about listening for God, because our sins disrupt our very souls.

God also knows of these ills in man and sent His Son, Jesus, to be our anchor. Jesus responded to the call. He went to the cross to be nailed in place to forever remind us that our link is anchored by His very being. He spread His arms wide, and nails held them there so we would always have the means to communicate with God, sure and steadfast, no matter our trials.

Remember His act the next time you drive toward your house. See the telephone cable held up to the eves. You can talk to God. He’s on the other end, waiting.