Orwellian Spies....

So everyone was in a tizzy about Edward Snowden, the supposed traitor. Now, I don't claim to know a lot about that whole situation but based on what I just read out of Yahoo! News, I'm glad he's a whistle blower. Here's the basis of the story: The NSA (National Security Agency) has been collecting data on all American citizens via their phone conversations. How do you like that? Anyway, Snowden (an ex-NSA contractor) apparently let the American people in on the situation and now this Obama approved set-up is under scrutiny and being dealt with in the courts.

The government is saying that they need to do this surveillance in order to prevent terrorism. However, Judge Richard Leon says, "The Government does not cite a single instance in which analysis of the NSA’s bulk metadata collection actually stopped an imminent attack, or otherwise aided the Government in achieving any objective that was time-sensitive in nature.” He went so far as to say that James Madison (one of the Founding Fathers) would be aghast if he were here today. He also said, that the government's ability to spy on its citizens was "almost Orwellian."

In case you are unfamiliar with the whole Orwellian concept, I'll try to break it down for you. George Orwell wrote a book, 1984, which he published in 1949 (by the way, his real name is: Eric Arthur Blair). The book predicted, quite freakishly, exactly what we see going on today. He called the government Big Brother and basically they controlled everything, could see you wherever you were (GPS in cell phones) and could hear your conversations (apparently the NSA). If you haven't read it, feel free to pick it up and be disturbed by his uncanny prophetic like vision.

That explained, Judge Leon is rallying against the NSA, Edward Snowden is cheering him on and hopefully the rest of the sheepish American republic will grow some and stand up against the socialism that is quickly eroding our Constitution. Leon said, "I cannot believe the Government would create, maintain, and so ardently defend such a system.” And Snowden added, "I acted on my belief that the NSA's mass surveillance programs would not withstand a constitutional challenge, and that the American public deserved a chance to see these issues determined by open courts. Today, a secret program authorized by a secret court was, when exposed to the light of day, found to violate Americans' rights. It is the first of many."

Certainly this is a politically volatile piece and while I suppose I could debate the issue with you all I really want to do is point something out. Please note that Snowden concluded that exposure to the light brought about change. Read it again, "when exposed to the light of day, (it) was found to violate
Americans' rights." Nothing can resist the light, no depth of darkness, no massive weight of evil, no pitch black soul can remain hidden when exposed to the Light of the One who made the day. I know we like to think that the things we do, think and say that no one else is privy to are therefore off limits, the Truth is, the Bible tells us that all things will be made known, that nothing that is hidden will remain thus. Our government can be as sneaky as it wants to be but it's got nothing on God. There is no one in power that wasn't given that position via the divine discretion of the Deity.

I know people get concerned when they find things out like what was discussed previously, but if we believe in our Savior, if we adhere to His Word, then we understand that no matter how many battles evil appears to win, God who is good, wins the war. Friends, if you want to know what happens in the end, if you want to know where this world is headed, and if you want to know how to secure your eternity all you have to do is pick up the best selling book in the world. Only God's Word could maintain such prolific support. You need Jesus, not a bomb shelter, doomsday prepping skills or a big-wig connection. Jesus is the answer, He sees more and hears more than our government could ever hope to.