The Supreme Judge

The signers of the Declaration of Independence appealed to “the Supreme Judge of the World for the rectitude of our intentions.” Rectitude is another word we don’t use any more. Synonyms for this word are “righteousness, morality, goodness, correctness, decency, integrity.”

That is what set apart these men from the “leaders” in Washington today. Righteousness, morality, goodness, correctness, decency, and integrity all have as their source the one True God of Heaven. When those character traits are looked upon as outdated and scorned, then their Source is also scorned. Mankind sets himself up as the supreme judge, and chaos results, along with unrighteousness, immorality, evil, political “correctness,” indecency, and a total lack of integrity, all of which we have in government today.

Those of us who acknowledge the Supreme Judge of the World can no longer remain silent. We must have the courage to speak the rectitude of our intentions and stand for what is right, no matter what the cost.

“God who gave us life gave us liberty. And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure if we have removed their only firm basis: a conviction in the minds of men that these liberties are the gift of God? That they are not to be violated but with His wrath? Indeed, I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just; that His justice cannot sleep forever.” –Thomas Jefferson