MY DAILY COVENANT WITH GOD DEVOTIONAL
Devotion for Saturday August 22, 2020
Topic: Christian’s Societal Duties
Text: Romans 13:7 – 10
When Paul says render therefore to all, he is talking about your
duties towards God in the first place, to yourselves, to your families, your
relations, to the commonwealth, to the church, to the poor, to those that you
have dealings with in buying, selling, exchanging, etc. Render to all their
dues; and that readily and cheerfully, not tarrying till you are by law
compelled to it that should be the life of a Christian. Specifically, Paul
mentioned some dues we ought to pay. They are taxes, respect, debt (Romans 13:7)
and love (Romans 13:8).
As members of the church militant, we are still living here on
earth. Thus we have the obligation to pay taxes and developmental levies for
the good of the society we live in. We should note that “If rulers transcend
their just authority, neglect the objects for which they were appointed, and
seek their own, not the good of the people; if they terrify the good, encourage
the bad, and require men to commit sin; men are bound, in these things, to
disobey them, and in all things to obey God” so posited Family Bible Notes.
Why did Paul call love for our neighbours a debt? We are
permanently in debt to Christ for the lavish love he has poured out on us. The
only way we can even begin to repay this debt is by loving others in turn.
Because Christ’s love will always be infinitely greater than ours, we will
always have the obligation to love our neighbours.
How faithful are you to these societal obligations?
Food for Thought: Your love for all men will lead you to fulfill all your duties
towards.
Memory Verse: Romans 13 v 8
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