Weekly Devo

" saying,  “Did we not strictly command you not to teach in this name? And look, you have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine,  and intend to bring this Man’s  blood on us!”  But Peter and the   other   apostles answered and said:   “We ought to obey God rather than men." Acts 5:28-29    We are not to obey the government unconditionally. The government is purposed by God. However, it must stay in the boundaries. If it does not, we are not bound by it. For example, the government cannot make us stop worshiping God. If it tries to we must obey God. The government cannot make us stop doing the Lords work. If it tries to we must obey God. We are to obey the laws of the land. The government has a job. We obey the authority over us until it begins to reject God’s authority. When that happens, we must obey God and not men. 

Romans 13:1-7 Our government is ordained by God. God has given certain liberty and power to those who rule over us. This is not done without the over sight of God. We need to be in subjection to it and its laws. When we are in subjection to our authorities we are in subject to God. We need to realize government’s place in our lives. We need to note its purpose. It may be difficult to subject yourself to certain laws. That difficulty just makes you a stronger Christian. Always remember that everything you do needs to be done in the name of Christ and unto Him. That labor is never in vain.