fREEDOM COMES WITH A PRICE

[Rendal G Rutledge]

Lately I have been reviewing moments in history when in difficult times God was spoken of often by presidents, senators and law makers in high positions. In the world today there is much trouble. If we ever needed God, we need him now. I am not here to preach to anybody, but I thank God for the freedom to write these words. Regardless of all the effort to keep God out of government, and regardless of the fact that some laws are being passed against God and prayer in our great nation, we are still blessed today. Every time we spend money the words are still there, "In God We Trust." I have listened to several presidents as they addressed the nation during my lifetime, and I heard them talk about God and ask for prayer. Often I heard them shout, "God bless America..." I have also noticed reference to God on old recordings of past presidents that were recorded before I was born, and I have read in many books how that our leaders for more than 200 years have asked God for help in government affairs. All the presidents I heard with my ears spoke about God, and every president I read about spoke with positive words about God. There were some very tense moments when they called on the people of the USA to pray. Our presidents have often been heard asking the people of this great nation to pray. We still need God to bless America. Our soldiers need us to continue to hold them up in prayer. Thousands of our loved ones have lost their lives in the present struggle in Iraq.

Our freedom came with a great price. That price included much blood that was shed by thousands of soldiers fighting for our liberty, calling on God and depending on our prayers. We the people did not create freedom, and it is my prayer that those who love the liberty of this great nation will stand strong for the cause of freedom while trusting in the source of all liberty. We should never be afraid or ashamed to say..."God help us..." especially when we find this priceless treasure of freedom being threatened.

Thank God the ten commandments are engraved in stone at the supreme court of the USA. No matter where those commandments may or may not appear, our liberty depends on keeping those laws that were delivered by the supreme judge over all judges and the ultimate power above all powers long before there was a USA.