May the mumbling commence!
Want to get your life right? Guard your heart. Read Proverbs chapter four verse
twenty-three:
Above all else, guard your
heart,
for it affects everything
you do.
Guard my heart of God. Make it ever true. I want to be like you. They are the words of a song. And they echo from this verse. Our plumb line is attached to our hearts.
Guarding our hearts is about
appropriately bowing in respect for authority.
Read from First Peter chapter two:
For the Lord's sake, accept all
authority – the king as head of state, and the officials he has
appointed. For the king has sent them to punish all who do wrong and to honor
those who do right.
It is God's will that your
good lives should silence those who make foolish accusations against you. You are not
slaves; you are free. But your freedom is not an excuse to do evil.
You are free to live as God's slaves. Show respect for everyone. Love your
Christian brothers and sisters. Fear God. Show respect for the king.
(Verses 13-17)
This call to acceptance and respect
is hard. Notice: it does not say accept
and respect good and godly leaders. It
says accept and respect all leaders – good or bad.
We are free to do otherwise, but we
are called – as God’s slaves – to respect all people. Respect is the foundation of love. May it be so!
Enough mumbling for now…
Peace Out
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