"[Jesus] said to them, 'Then give to Caesar what is Caesar's, and to God what is God's.'"
Luke 20:25
With the dawn of April comes tax time and so how timely are these words of Jesus. From our money which bears the seal of the United States of America we owe to our government what is due for the services and freedoms that we enjoy. But we also owe to our God that which bears His seal and image--our lives. We can be loyal Americans and faithful Christians but we must recognize the proper place of each authority. To the United States we owe something; to God we owe everything. It is not something to our country, something to God, and the rest is ours. All is God's, even what we give to our country in obedience to Him, and so all is to be used under His authority and for His glory.
Father, I have been created in your image and sealed with the blood of your Son. I am yours by creation and redemption and therefore I confess that all I have and all I am are yours. Help me daily to give you fully what is yours.
I'm praying for you.
Mark
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I love that part about, Help me daily to give you fully what is yours. (not periodically, or every once in a while, but daily)....so true, what a awesome God we serve. He is worthy of all we have, it's HIS!
ReplyDeleteJudy Abell