This morning I was struggling with writing, bouncing all over the scriptures. I ended up praying again, with my bible open, praying diligently that God would speak to me from a passage on that page. I was almost scared to see where I was. As I read in Luke, and began to study all around it, God spoke regarding a specific situation in my life. I felt the conviction of it. I have dabbled in the ‘cardinal sin’ of mixing politics and religion – LOL! I pray that you too will see what God is showing me here, of submission to those above us, even when it is really hard to do or understand. It is a hard test, but reflects Christ inside that trial.
Honor to Authority
Luke 20:25 And He said to them, “Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”
It is the season. We can’t escape it for almost the entire year – Election Year. Everywhere we turn we are bombarded with politics, and they have mostly turned negative over the last couple of decades. It wears on all of us, but yet we can never forget this freedom we take for granted. It is the natural order of ruling bodies to avert chaos. We must submit to the governing bodies what is governed under their law. Even in the times of Christ, the Pharisees tried to trap Christ by twisting the law of the land, and to used His reply to prosecute Him in a court of law. They even lied concerning His reply in verses 23:2. That can happen even in our workplace.
We honor God by our submission to the authority of the land. We honor God even if we do not agree, we are showing respect for authority. 1 Peter 2:13-17 Therefore submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake, whether to the king as supreme, or to governors, as to those who are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers and for the praise of those who do good. For this is the will of God, that by doing good you may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men– as free, yet not using liberty as a cloak for vice, but as bondservants of God. Honor all people. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king. We are told that we as Christians should honor and model Christ in every thing that we do. These scriptures are just as applicable to our government, as they are to our every day lives in our workplace. How we respond to the authority at work, will reflect Christ in ourselves. How will He be seen in you?
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