Submit to Goverment?

Greetings to all.

I was sitting at the light on two separate occasions today and as the light turned green, several cars where still racing across the intersection. Not one or two cars but a caravan of about 9-10 cars.

I remember a few years ago at a different church, almost nobody was stopping at the stop sign.   There is a stop sign in my neighborhood where almost everyone is rolling through the stop sign.

No big deal you say?  Believers and non-believers alike, without knowing it, are going against what God says in the Bible.  A stop sign or a red light means to stop.  Not obeying traffic laws is rebellion.  Rebellion starts small, but it gets bigger and bigger in all areas of our life.  After a time, we come to a point where we think that many things in the Bible don’t apply to us or we simple ignore them.   Not a good place to be.

Submit to Government

Romans 13:1 Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God.  The authorities that exist are appointed by God.   God does not approve of corrupt government, ungodly officials, or unjust legislation.  Sometimes, however, in punishment for the sins of a people, or for other reasons know to Him, God allows evil rulers to have authority for a time.  Ideally, God grants authority to serve good ends.  How that authority is exercised will be the accounting of each to whom it has been given. 

Titus 3:1 Remind them to be subject to rulers and authorities, to obey, to be ready for every good work.  Christians are citizens of heaven, but they also must fulfill their obligation toward civil authorities.

This is such a simple thing that we have been desensitized to.  What other areas are we failing to identify as sin?   If we think we are too spiritually mature to fall, we should beware.  The Bible portrays the sins of past spiritual leaders as a warning to us to remain humble and to be open to correction.  We do this by identifying our actions and we determine (discern) whether this is what God wants for us.

We constantly need to reassess our personal walk with God in honesty before Him.  Each of us is responsible and will be held accountable for our actions and attitudes.  Be sober in yourself assessment.

Galatians 6:3-5 (NKJV) For if anyone thinks himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself.  But let each one examine his own work, and then he will have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another.  For each one shall bear his own load.