‘"Live Free or Die" is the official motto of the U.S. state of New Hampshire, adopted by the state in 1945.[1] It is possibly the best-known of all state mottos, partly because it conveys an assertive independence historically found in American political philosophy and partly because of its contrast to the milder sentiments found in other state mottos.’
From: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_Free_or_Die
Imagine the patience and creativity of the person who shaped a bill of our currency ( I assume it is a dollar bill ) into this message! For those of us who love liberty, our constitution and republic, it is a cornerstone of our society.
Today, many Americans are taught to hate our country; this is a travesty! Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness is something we all should cherish! Our forefathers loved freedom so much that many, many of them died obtaining it in our revolutionary war. Their zeal was characterized by Patrick Henry’s famous statement: “Give me liberty or give me death” statement. Note: for more information about this statement and the speech it came from, see https://www.history.com/news/patrick-henrys-liberty-or-death-speech-240-years-ago.
With the rise of the far left, our freedoms are being eroded and if the trend is left unchecked, eventually destroyed. We must defend our way of life or communism will prove victorious and we will become slaves in our own country.
This week, I learned that our government is experimenting with and planning to incorporate a new form of digital money called “The Fed”. This change from physical money to digital is yet another example of the takeover of a one government world. Imagine a government which is able to track every single transaction you make? When that happens, you can kiss every shred of privacy goodbye.
Note: for more information about THE FED, see the following links...
THE FED
https://www.federalreserve.gov/econres/notes/feds-notes/central-bank-digital-currency-a-literature-review-20201109.htm
Why are this things happening? Why would people be so devious, so evil as to attempt to control your every action? The answer is power, greed and pride. As our government has gradually gained more and more control over our lives, those who are in control of the various branches of government want more and more of everything. Power and money are just two examples of the evil that resides within them.
The Bible says…
1 Timothy 6 ( World English Bible )
6 But godliness with contentment is great gain.
7 For we brought nothing into the world, and we certainly can’t carry anything out.
8 But having food and clothing, we will be content with that.
9 But those who are determined to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare and many foolish and harmful lusts, such as drown men in ruin and destruction.
10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some have been led astray from the faith in their greed, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
1 John 2 ( WEB )
15 Don’t love the world, neither the things that are in the world. If anyone loves the world, the Father’s love isn’t in him.
16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, isn’t the Father’s, but is the world’s.
17 The world is passing away with its lusts, but he who does God’s will remains forever.
Sinful human beings who have an unbridled lust for the things mentioned in verse 16 above, love their lust. Whether they realize it or not, they have sold their soul to Satan and doomed any shred of hope for eternal life with God.
Those of us who love God, must expose them for what they are, for their influence will corrupt others to follow in their paths and eventually lead to their destruction as well.
Therefore, how should we live? 1 Timothy 6:6-8 tells us to be godly and content with what God has given us. As I think more about these things, I remember the words of Jesus from the sermon on the mount:
Matthew 6 ( WEB )
19 “Don’t lay up treasures for yourselves on the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal;
20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consume, and where thieves don’t break through and steal;
21 for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
22 “The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye is sound, your whole body will be full of light.
23 But if your eye is evil, your whole body will be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!
24 “No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other; or else he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You can’t serve both God and Mammon.
25 Therefore, I tell you, don’t be anxious for your life: what you will eat, or what you will drink; nor yet for your body, what you will wear. Isn’t life more than food, and the body more than clothing?
26 See the birds of the sky, that they don’t sow, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns. Your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren’t you of much more value than they?
27 “Which of you, by being anxious, can add one moment to his lifespan?
28 Why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow. They don’t toil, neither do they spin,
29 yet I tell you that even Solomon in all his glory was not dressed like one of these.
30 But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today exists, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, won’t he much more clothe you, you of little faith?
31 “Therefore don’t be anxious, saying, ‘What will we eat?’, ‘What will we drink?’ or, ‘With what will we be clothed?’
32 For the Gentiles seek after all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.
33 But seek first God’s Kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.
Follow God and seek his kingdom, regardless of cost. Heaven and eternal life are worth any and every sacrifice. Believe these things, for they are true!