I heard this statement on the radio a few weeks ago and it keeps popping back into my mind:

“He who provides, controls.”

It’s true, really. The more I think about it the deeper it gets. The source of provision is usually the one in charge, whether we like it or not. When you have something someone else wants or needs, it gives you an element of power over them. For example: our son loves M&Ms. He also likes getting out of bed when he’s supposed to be going to sleep. But if you dangle a couple M&Ms in front of him he miraculously starts to comply. Once we learned this, we made sure to have a generous supply of M&Ms on hand. He who provides, controls.

When I heard that statement on the radio, the speaker was discussing the problems with universal health care and with the government promising to create and run all sorts of things. Do we really want the government to be our provider of health care? And more importantly, do we really think that the government is capable of providing for us? Protecting us? I think not.

I am a Christian. I believe with my whole being that God is my ultimate provider. Not the government, not my employer. God is the one who through all these years has made sure we have food, shelter, and a whole lot more. He is in control. And that gives me an awful lot of peace.