“Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side. My greatest concern is to be on God's side for God is always right.” (Abraham Lincoln)
Luke 20:24-25 (TPT) says: 24 Show me one
of the Roman coins. Whose head is on the coin? Whose title is stamped on it?” They
answered, “Why, it’s Caesar’s.” 25 Jesus said, “Precisely.
The coin bears the image of the Emperor Caesar, and you should give back to
Caesar all that belongs to him. But you bear the image of God. So give back to
God all that belongs to him.” (See also
Mark 12: 16-17 and Matthew 22:20-21 for similar paraphrases of these verses.)
In Jesus day, Rome (Caesar) was
the governing empire. Jesus put
patriotism to Rome in clear perspective. I don’t believe it is incorrect to
connect this verse to America. In my opinion, it is a mistake not to honor the
country that has given us so many freedoms (including the right to worship God
as we wish). We can both honor the
government and our faith at the same time. I believe the Luke verse could also
be applied to paying government taxes and church tithing.
In Romans 13:1 (TPT), Paul
clarifies even further what Jesus stated earlier. Every person must submit to and support the authorities over him. For
there can be no authority in the universe except by God’s appointment, which
means that every authority that exists has been instituted by God. God knows what President Biden is going to do before He does.
Your heavenly Father was not surprised when this president came into power
If
you are a Christian, you have dual citizenship in America and Heaven. Philippians 3:20 (ICB) says: But
our homeland is in Heaven, and we are waiting for our Savior, the Lord Jesus
Christ, to come from Heaven. Billy Graham put
it this way: “My home is in Heaven. I'm just traveling
through this world.” A children’s definition of patriotism (by
MilitaryFamilyLife.com) says: “Patriotism means love and devotion for
one’s country. It can be shown in a variety of ways, including
thoughts, words, and actions. “Are your
loyalties in the right place, or do the need a minor or complete overhaul?[i]
[i] The topic of patriotism to both God and America was
suggested by friend and blog member, Laura Leitnick
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