OBEY GOD! NOT MEN!

 

Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority accept God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. Romans 13:1

Ok, wait a minute. I am no theologian. I am no expert when it comes to the bible. And I don't claim to be. But doesn't that sound like...well sort of contradictory to you. Because it does me. Lets go on to verse 2.

He that resists authority, resists the authority of God, they that resist shall receive damnation.

But we know that there is a lot of government officials that are corrupt. So does that mean that God has set those kinds of people in place and are heads of government which we have to obey or if we don't we are going to be dammed?

Like I said, sounds like a contradiction to me.  Because in Acts 5:29, Peter and the other apostles had said, "We must obey God rather than men." 

It is my understanding, that yes, we are to be subject to God. And God being over all elected officials, is to whom we obey. 

Gods laws are perfect and they are for our own good. But too, we have to obey the laws of our land unitless those laws are sinful. For example, God tells us not to murder. But as we know, there are people murdered every day. So we are to obey God's law to not murder which is also a law of the land, whereby those that do, are punished.. It is as simple as that.

But what about all these crooked politicians that want us to do what they want because it benefits them? Did God put them in those offices?

No. I don't believe he puts them there.

But he ALLOWS them to be put there. And who puts them there? WE Do. By our votes, or by not voting. The years of yesterday saw many homes acknowledging God in their every day life. But Christians got lazy. Or they began to believe that they didn't have to vote because after all, God puts them into office right?  Wrong. We didn't stand up for our beliefs, by letting people like Madalyn Murry O'Hair (an atheist) who was able to get the Supreme Court to take prayer out of the school. She did have help with her son William but for the most part it was because of one person that got this started and won and prayer became obsolete in school classrooms. (see: School prayer in the United States - Wikipedia)  ( Thankfully, William did repent at a later time when Gold got ahold of him.)Now anything is allowed in most schools except any that proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ. Including  Christmas programs about the birth of Jesus.

The bible says in Isaiah 53:6 that each of us have gone our own way. And that is truly what happened in these past decades. America has turned away from God and created a big mess for those that even try to worship him the way we are called to. 

Where are the Christians?

It is time for America once again, to come back to him and we can start by praying for him to hear us and heal our land. 2 Chronicles 7:14. Before its too late for him to answer that prayer. Before we regret that we ourselves have turned away. Before America falls. Because there will come a time though we know not when, that it will.

I mentioned once in another blog that after 911 had happened, in a television interview, the late Rev. Billy Graham's daughter had been asked where God was during that tradegy.  Anne's answer was profound and you can check it out here:  Why 9/11

Indeed. Why would we want God's protection when we don't want him at any other time? When we ignore his laws. When we take him away from our children and they grow up to not even know who he is?

Friends, God gave us all a free will. We can choose to vote or not vote. We can throw caution to the wind and just hope things go the way we want them to without us having to do anything. But look what has happened over the course of that time when a couple people and a supreme court were able to get rid of prayer and in retrospect, have done even much more damage to the Christian faith. 

Yes, God is over all. Even those that sit in the high seats in government to rewrite the laws of not only the land, but those of God. Why doesn't he stop them? Because it goes back to our free will and if we don't do something about those things, he won't either. And it will be the price of our heads, if we don't use our own minds to change things.

And so now this election is coming up. What do we need to do? I can't answer that for you. But God can. Don't know what to do?

If any of you lack wisdom, ask of God because he gives liberally to all, and it shall be given to him. James 1:5.

Thanks for coming today, Friends. Til next time.....