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Cry of Liberty

 

The protectors of liberty, the self-governed, understand how Liberty and Self-government are kindred spirits.  They walk hand-in-hand.  With power from within, there is no need for power from without.  This gives meaning to the proverb; "He who rules his spirit [is better] than he who takes a city." Prov. 16:32b

 

These kindred spirits, liberty and self-government, to whom do they look?

 

As to liberty—“[W]here the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.” (2 Cor. 3:17)

 

With self-government—consider the words of Samuel Adams, who stood first in the defense of the Colonists, winning the title, the FATHER OF THE REVOLUTION.

 

“Let divines and philosophers, statesmen and patriots, unite their endeavors to renovate the age, by impressing the minds of men with the importance of educating their little boys and girls, of inculcating in the minds of youth the fear and love of the Deity and universal philanthropy, and, in subordination to these great principles, the love of their country; of instructing them in the art of self-government, without which they never can act a wise part in the government of societies, great or small; in short, of leading them in the study and practice of the exalted virtues of the Christian system…”

Samuel Adams, Boston, October 4, 1790

 

 

Certainly, a besieged liberty and self-government cry out...

 

I lift up my eyes to the hills.

From where does my help come?

My help comes from the Lord,

who made heaven and earth.

Psalms 121:1

 

 

The Lord gently responds:

 

If my people who are called by my name

humble themselves, and pray and seek my face

and turn from their wicked ways,

then I will hear from heaven

and will forgive their sin and heal their land.

2 Chron. 7:14

Posted September 11, 2009/Karen E. Brummett