Wednesday, January 14, 2009

How Prepared Are You For Your New President?

We are less than one week away from a completely different President in office. Whether or not you are ready, it's happening. So why not prepare yourself to have a godly attitude before inauguration day. Paul provides some authoritative advice:

Let every person ​be subject to the governing authorities. For ​there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment. For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Would you have no fear of the one who is in authority? Then do what is good, and you will receive his approval, for s​he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, an avenger who carries out God’s wrath on the wrongdoer. Therefore one must be in subjection, not only to avoid God’s wrath but also for the sake of conscience. For because of this you also pay taxes, for the authorities are ministers of God, attending to this very thing. Pay to all what is owed to them: taxes to whom taxes are owed, revenue to whom revenue is owed, respect to whom respect is owed, honor to whom honor is owed.-Romans 13:1-7

2 comments:

JRL said...

Those words are a great comfort not only in view of the new President but for our government in general. God is sovereign.

Grace upon grace,
JRL

Stephen B. said...

That's true Jason. We should take comfort in this truth whether GWB is President, Obama, or even Hitler. And not only at the executive level but Senate, and even down to Mayor. Praise God for His wisdom in all things including our government.