Punished for Doing Right

        Last night I saw something on the evening news that to me was yet another expression of how backwards this world has become. In the Pittsburgh area one man finally had enough of vehicles ignoring the speed limit signs in his neighborhood and the city not taking action to enforce the laws despite complaints from residents. This man decided to take action and painted in large white lettering "Slow Down 25mph" on the street, which residents and KDKA news found to be working as they sat outside watching the vehicles pass and the news investigator clocked the passing motorists, none of which exceeded 30mph now that the man did this, every time someone approached and saw it they slowed their vehicle.
       So what was the city's response to this proactive citizen looking out for his and other's safety? They are fining him close to $600 and telling him to clean it off the street at his expense!  Watching that I was shocked! A man tries to take responsibility for himself and others and they punish him? 20 years ago they would have shook his hand and thanked him! My husband and I couldn't help but just shake our heads at the sad  state of things. When did it become a crime to do the right thing? He didn't hurt anyone with the paint on the road, and actually improved his communities safety by getting the drivers to slow their speed.  No one in his community was upset by what he did, they are happy! The only people upset by what he did, are the people who did nothing about the complaints in the first place!
       This seems so wrong to me that the city would rather punish a good citizen for looking out for others than to enforce a law. What does that say about our police? What does that say about the state of this world? It seems that they want us to just sit back and shut up as the corrupt ruin things for everyone, or until someone dies, which is usually about the time that the city of Pittsburgh finally does do something and even then not always. How sad is this?
       I apologize that today was more of an outraged rant than anything else, no insight or encouragement today, I had to get that off my chest and share my dissatisfaction with others. I do want to close with this though, even though this country has started to punish the innocent and try to suppress people who aren't going along with the new political agenda, don't give up. This is the fight we knew was coming, we have been prepared for this, and are continually being prepared for the next stage. Fear will come when it's your turn to stand, but know that the Lord is with you, He will supply what you need for battle. Stand firm in faith my brothers and sisters in Christ Jesus, and do what is right in our Father's eyes.

Psalm 91:5-8

5 You will not fear the terror of night,

nor the arrow that flies by day,

6 nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness,

nor the plague that destroys at midday.

7 A thousand may fall at your side,

ten thousand at your right hand,

but it will not come near you.

8 You will only observe with your eyes

and see the punishment of the wicked.  

      
Isaiah 1:17         
Learn to do good; seek justice, correct oppression; bring justice to the fatherless, plead the widow's cause.

James 4:17        
So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin.