READ:
ROMANS 13:1-8
Law
enforcement agents play a very significant role in any country. They are
saddled with the task of securing lives and property and ensuring peace and
stability. In fact, the Bible calls them 'Minister of God' sent to execute
vengeance on lawbreakers. Without them a nation will face anarchy and everyone
will be free to do what he or she likes. We ought to appreciate and thank God
for them.
According to Scripture we are commanded to obey the laws of the land or face the consequences (1 Peter 2:13-15). For instance, God frowns when traffic regulations are broken. Similarly it is wrong to default in paying taxes to the government. As responsible citizens, believers should be faultless concerning their civic responsibilities (Matthew 17:24-27).
In politics, Christians have the right to determine who governs them. If they fail to exercise that right by casting their votes for the preferred candidates, they lose their power of influence. And as a result, they should not complain when the wrong people are voted into power. Speaking evil about those in authority is not part of your civic rights (2 Peter 2:10). God expects you to submit to the laws of the land as long as they do not violate God's superior laws (Titus 3:1-2). When things are going wrong, God expects you to intercede for those in authority (1 Timothy 2:1-4). You should shine forth as a light for others to see.
For those in authority, be informed that God has allowed you to occupy that position. You are there to serve and make life better for all in the nation. God expects you to deal ruthlessly with evil and promote righteousness. But if you begin to use the power vested in you against those you were meant to serve, you are on your own. Remember, the evil seeds a man sows will be reaped not only by him, but for four generations in his lineage. Why not rather serve the people and earn a good name, which is priceless before God?
According to Scripture we are commanded to obey the laws of the land or face the consequences (1 Peter 2:13-15). For instance, God frowns when traffic regulations are broken. Similarly it is wrong to default in paying taxes to the government. As responsible citizens, believers should be faultless concerning their civic responsibilities (Matthew 17:24-27).
In politics, Christians have the right to determine who governs them. If they fail to exercise that right by casting their votes for the preferred candidates, they lose their power of influence. And as a result, they should not complain when the wrong people are voted into power. Speaking evil about those in authority is not part of your civic rights (2 Peter 2:10). God expects you to submit to the laws of the land as long as they do not violate God's superior laws (Titus 3:1-2). When things are going wrong, God expects you to intercede for those in authority (1 Timothy 2:1-4). You should shine forth as a light for others to see.
For those in authority, be informed that God has allowed you to occupy that position. You are there to serve and make life better for all in the nation. God expects you to deal ruthlessly with evil and promote righteousness. But if you begin to use the power vested in you against those you were meant to serve, you are on your own. Remember, the evil seeds a man sows will be reaped not only by him, but for four generations in his lineage. Why not rather serve the people and earn a good name, which is priceless before God?
MEMORIZE:
ROMANS 13:7 -Render therefore to all their due: taxes to whom taxes are due,
customs to whom customs, fear to whom fear, honor to whom honor.
