“Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God.” – Thomas Jefferson
I hope that I’m wrong, but my thought upon reading this quote today is that we live in a world that no longer believes this. A world running wild with ideas of political correctness, tolerance and fear. But not, as you might assume, fear of repercussions against taking a stand.
But fear that we aren’t capable of making a difference. So. We don’t. And tragically, we hide our shame by rebelling against those that do.
Which leads me to another quote I read today thanks to a co-worker named Justin. This one is from Randy Read:
“Too many attempt to live cautiously in the safety of established patterns. They do not feel fulfilled; they have found a formula not of success, but of simply avoiding failure.
This is the living death – when security becomes the overwhelming consideration.”
There are tyrants in this world and there always will be. I hope there are always courageous men and women to fight them.
We all have our personal tyrants too.
Be of good courage.
