A Thought for the Day – 072 – Respect for Authority!
What is the definition of “blameless” in Psalm 119:1? We have all been
defiled by the output of our sinful natures. So do not seek to say that you are,
apart from the LORD Jesus Christ the rest of mankind are sinful. Also verse one
answers the question… those who walk in the law of the LORD are blameless. For
those of us who live and understand the grace of God, the lawful command that
God provides is a blameless character through abiding in Christ. Romans 13:14
Comments and challenges
Do you
get as many “political surveys” as I do? Every political party, every Politian
and every para-political watch dog sends me a survey, all of whom seek for me
to answer the SAME questions. It is not my intention to answer any of these
questions since all of the questions insult the average person with a nickels
worth of common sense (everything has go up in cost these days, I remember when
common sense was the price of an empty soda bottle).
The
questions lead me to believe that if these folks do not have the answers or if
they are not sure that Americans are worthy enough to know the answers; we the
people are in deep trouble. For example here is the latest one, it came in
today. It is called the Nationwide Policy Survey. What is the American policy? First
let me say a little about the directions.
1.
Please complete your survey using a BLACK or BLUE
pen. What? Maybe I could do my neighbors in red as long as I do MINE in black
or blue!
2.
Read and sign the Survey Certification of the
following page. This page is the donation page; if you cannot give the amounts
suggest, at least give us $11.00 the cost of doing the survey. It the wording
says “my survey” good, I am not doing it so I will be saving me $11.00.
The
questions are exactly like all of the other surveys…jobs and economy,
government spending, taxes, health care, social security, immigration and
border security, energy, the constitution, national security and other issues.
Then if that were not enough the last questions are related to President Obama and
the Congress.
Finally
the political party asks for your credit card information, your occupation,
your employer, your telephone number and your email address. I am sure that
most of this info they already have, if not they are poor record keepers.
What does
all of this have to do with the daily devotional? We should not be giving a
dime to any political program or para-political organization; we should be
bathing our nation in prayer by confession of our national sins to God.
He
alone is capable of mending and repairing the problems presented in this survey
as questions. Romans 13:1-14 applies. We need to have respect for authority,
you see Romans 13:6 says to owe no one anything except to love one another. If
I pray I am expressing love, if I pay I am expecting fulfillment of the law
that no one can fulfill except through the grace provided by God who loves.
Respect
for authority pays our lawful taxes, while completing a survey and paying for
that simply increases the vanity in the land. Ecclesiastes 5:8-15. For
scripture references please CTRL+ click on the following website: http://www.biblos.com
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