As we attempt to engage with government in a God-honoring way in our lives, we must ultimately remember that our true citizenship is in heaven. While we are thankful to be American, if it ever comes to obeying God rather than man, that decision should be made with a reminder that we are the citizens of heaven first, and we are pilgrims and strangers just a long time traveling here below to lay this body down.
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We consider more experiences from prison, where God was with his people in the prison and delivered them out of the prison. Even in the midst of the lower points of our walk of discipleship that might end in suffering in prison, we still trust the Lord in faith during those low valleys in our lives.
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One of the most vital applications of the Christian’s interactions with government is how do we vote in accordance with God’s word? We get into practical discussions of how the believer should view the political hot topic issues through a scriptural lens.
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God is sovereign over all aspects of this life, and even from the example of Jeremiah, that God made the prison that we might be suffering in at the moment. What might be the prison that you are suffering in right now? Whatever that prison might be in your specific situation, take encouragement that God made all aspects of that prison, and is sovereign over everything in that prison.
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Scripture makes it clear that the Christian’s duty is to submit to every ordinance of governmental authority. However, there are times when allegiance to God might conflict with submission to governmental decrees. During those rare times when obedience to God conflicts with obedience to government, it is the Christian’s duty to obey God rather than man.
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In scripture, we are given the picture of a baby bird receiving food from his mother. We hope to openly receive what the Lord has for us, not our own preconceived notions. We receive the truth of our salvation by God alone, not by our works or own belief.
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One of the most contentious topics regarding submission to governmental authority is taxes. Arguably no one likes paying taxes, especially when we feel our tax dollars are wasted on fraud, waste, and especially unbiblical projects. However, we do have the duty to render unto Caesar the things that are rightfully Caesar’s – including taxes – but then to also render to God the things that are God’s.
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We consider together the verse where little ones are dashed against a stone, that is commonly used as an attack against the righteousness of God. While God never approves or commands sin, oftentimes the Lord will suffer calamity to come to judge his people. However, God will always hold the wicked accountable for their actions of sin, which we see in the example of the nation of Babylon.
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The Bible commands God’s people to honor and pray for our government leaders. We do not pray just to advance our political agenda, but we pray for the government to maintain law and order so that we can lead quiet and peaceable lives in all godliness and honesty. It is vitally important for the church to fulfil our scriptural duty to fervently pray for our governmental leaders.
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The lees and dregs are the leftover remnants of wine at the bottom of the cup that are very unsavory to the taste. It is inevitable that the lees and dregs of our sins must be paid for. They will either be paid for by the wicked at the last day, or the dregs were paid in full by Jesus Christ on the cross.
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