Post by Woody Williams on Nov 20, 2024 8:27:55 GMT -5
Text for the Day -- Matthew 22:15-22
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Then the Pharisees went and plotted to entrap him in what he said. So
they sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying,
‘Teacher, we know that you are sincere, and teach the way of God in
accordance with truth, and show deference to no one; for you do not
regard people with partiality. Tell us, then, what you think. Is it
lawful to pay taxes to the emperor, or not?’ But Jesus, aware of
their malice, said, ‘Why are you putting me to the test, you
hypocrites? Show me the coin used for the tax.’ And they brought him
a denarius. Then he said to them, ‘Whose head is this, and whose
title?’ They answered, ‘The emperor’s.’ Then he said to them, ‘Give
therefore to the emperor the things that are the emperor’s, and to
God the things that are God’s.’ When they heard this, they were
amazed; and they left him and went away.
Devotional
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Who has a claim on your life? The government? Jesus says that they do
when they can put their image on coins. Your family? You have
committed yourself to their love and care. Whose image do you bear?
Genesis says that we are made in the image of God as humans. Bearing
the image of God says that God has a claim on us as well. Our Creator
made us to love, trust and obey. Have you sorted out your commitments
lately?
Prayer
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Lord, help me remember where I come from and where I am going. Amen
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Then the Pharisees went and plotted to entrap him in what he said. So
they sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying,
‘Teacher, we know that you are sincere, and teach the way of God in
accordance with truth, and show deference to no one; for you do not
regard people with partiality. Tell us, then, what you think. Is it
lawful to pay taxes to the emperor, or not?’ But Jesus, aware of
their malice, said, ‘Why are you putting me to the test, you
hypocrites? Show me the coin used for the tax.’ And they brought him
a denarius. Then he said to them, ‘Whose head is this, and whose
title?’ They answered, ‘The emperor’s.’ Then he said to them, ‘Give
therefore to the emperor the things that are the emperor’s, and to
God the things that are God’s.’ When they heard this, they were
amazed; and they left him and went away.
Devotional
----------
Who has a claim on your life? The government? Jesus says that they do
when they can put their image on coins. Your family? You have
committed yourself to their love and care. Whose image do you bear?
Genesis says that we are made in the image of God as humans. Bearing
the image of God says that God has a claim on us as well. Our Creator
made us to love, trust and obey. Have you sorted out your commitments
lately?
Prayer
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Lord, help me remember where I come from and where I am going. Amen