What We Hold Up

God made a covenant with Noah.
A promise: I won’t destroy you.

God made a covenant with Abraham.
A promise: I’ll bless you—so you can bless others.

God made a covenant with Moses.
A promise: Here’s how to live justly.

And, God made a covenant through Jesus.
A promise: Love is the law now.

Each covenant reflected more than divine authority.
It revealed God’s values:
Life. Justice. Dignity. Freedom.
The right to choose, and the call to love.

And though no human document can match that—
there was a moment in our country's history
when we tried to build something that echoed these values we hold.

Not a covenant from God.
But a framework inspired by the freedom He honors.
An attempt—imperfect but sincere—
to structure a society around liberty, accountability, and mutual care.

It begins, “We, the people.”
A declaration that power belongs not to rulers,
but to the people.
God's children.

All of us.

And remember:
He doesn’t require you to claim Him.
He showed us that through Peter.
He doesn’t require a title of “Christian.”
He said He has other flocks.

All of us means everyone.
Anything less isn’t freedom for any of us.

At its best, the Constitution reflects God's recurring themes:

• Freedom to worship.
• Freedom to dissent.
• Freedom to seek and speak truth without fear.
• Freedom to be as you are, and to become who you were created to be.

It is only through this freedom that we access equality and hold fast our rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

Where no one stands between you and God—
not king, not priest, not politician.

Because real love doesn’t force.
Real power doesn’t coerce.
And God?
God invites.
God waits.
God honors free will.

Our Constitution is
a call for dignity,
a vision of liberty,
a framework for a land that mirrors God’s longing—
not perfect, but still reaching.

So when we build systems that protect that freedom,
we are reflecting Him.

And when we dismantle them—
when we silence the oppressed,
create inequity,
deny care,
or hoard wealth
while babies are hungry,
mothers are sick,
and fathers are jailed—

We are not defending God.
We are betraying His reflection.

That’s not the work of faith.
That’s the work of fear.
That’s not righteousness.
That’s rebellion.

The Constitution was never divine,
but it was designed to protect what God wants for us–
freedom without fear,
conscience without coercion,
and space to love, live, and seek Him—
or not—on our own terms.

The boundary?
To not impede on someone else’s
God-given right to be free.

And for those who choose Him—
the biblical requirement?
Love your neighbor.

God made this land for you and me—
and all our neighbors, too.

The work of God is creation.
The work of the faithful is stewardship.
And the work of this generation—
is to decide whether we will reflect God’s freedom,
or try to control what He gave away freely.

Because His covenant still stands.
The light is still burning.
And the mirror we hold up to it?
That’s us.

What are you reflecting?
His mercy.
His justice.
His freedom.
His love.

Because the world is watching.
And God still is, too.