Again, God’s word is our foundation for life. Let’s take a
look at what we can glean from Romans 13…
Our God is a God of order. We see this trait in the creation
account, in the conduct He expects from His children, in His communication, in
the roles of the members of the Trinity, and so forth.
At the beginning of chapter 13, Paul is admonishing
believers to respect authority. He advises them that it is the Lord who
ordained the concept of authority and that they are not to rebel against
authority. He specifically mentions that we are not to rebel against government
but the Holy Spirit understands our rebellious nature so this word is not only
a timely word for us, but it is broadly applicable to our lives. Thankfully, we
have the Holy Spirit living in us to strengthen us and equip us to submit to
God’s will.
John 4:26 - But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father
will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your
remembrance all that I have said to you.
Side note: There are
some scandalous players in government and the Lord is not pleased with that.
However, the focus of this devotion is on our responsibility to respect
authority; not governmental misdeeds. Part of what we can learn from God’s word
is how to deal with the misbehavior of those in authority over us.
And again…LOVE!
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