Health Care, Smealth Care, God is still on His throne!

I bid you greetings from the land of weather confusion. To be Spring or not to be, that may or may not be the question but I do bid you a good morning from a very chilly beginning where if you aren't satisfied with the weather we're having, just hold on a little while, because it will be changing. It is another Monday and a good day to rise and shine and give God the glory on this March 22, 2010. I watched the NASCAR race yesterday afternoon broadcast from Bristol, Tennessee, where the cars were banging together. During the race I occasionally would observe on the personal computer the CSPAN feed of the live proceedings of the head banging going on inside the House Chamber of the US House of Representatives as they did their version of a televised food fight over health care. The vote was never in doubt and most of what was being shown was stage craft intended to win points with those watching. Several times the CSPAN server crashed, therefore, I assume many folks were attempting to keep up with the shenanigans that reflect how our government functions in these troubling times. The vote was somewhat anti-climatic after the so-called pro-life faction threw in the towel but I did find several things I thought were somewhat humorous about the process. One that stuck out was President Obama's continued non-stop campaign for the health care bill where at every stop he proclaimed how that everything that possibly could be said had been said and it was time to shut up and vote. But Mr. President, you are the one who can't seem to stop your 24x7 infomercial! What's up with that?

At any rate, we wake up to now having this nearly one trillion dollar bill enacted. Supposedly, the fight now moves to the US Senate but my understanding is the underlying bill becomes law with or without any changes that are pending. Time. Time will tell the exact impact on ordinary citizens and businesses as we now uncover the small print in this mammoth legislation. Yes, time will tell, but for you and I who believe in God, we can trust the Timeless One who actually spoke into creation the elements that constitute even the time we measure. While the debate was raging and I thought the raucous nature where folks seemed to be very invigorated was at least better than the hum drum you usually see, I noticed up on the marble panel above the Speaker's Chair these words: In God We Trust. Once I spotted that wonderful slogan which happens to be the official motto of our nation I could not help but to see it each time I switched to watch the proceedings. I couldn't help but wonder about those in the chamber and how they related to this statement of recognition acknowledging God and His providence on behalf of our country.

In God We Trust. It would be good for those of us who claim to honor this statement to live out the truth of it in how we carry on our daily lives. It would be good for us as a nation to return to God where this sentiment was genuine as opposed to an empty inscription bantered around for political purposes here and there. That statement summarizes the truth that it is God who has allowed this nation to be founded and to prosper for all these years. It is God who is the Source behind any so-called greatness that we as a people have been able to accomplish and enjoy. And It is God who will hold you and I and our nation accountable for the blessings He has provided to us. The President and his political party have won what they will proclaim to be a historic victory and we, our children, grandchildren, and generations to come will be changed as a result. More government, more intrusion, more taxation without representation, but this bill which will now be the law of the land will not change the truth that our God is in control and as we awake to an uncertain future each day, He is still on His throne! Amen. ......More later.