Good Morning,
Up with prayer for a day that hopefully will see the end to a successful project. My mug is filled with Door County Cinnamon Sugar Biscotti Coffee and I am out the door and headed to Chicago Illinois.
Yesterday I had kind of a food theme going so I will continue with that thought for today.
Romans 13:1-7
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 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.
Authority? In the average Christian home how would you imagine that respect for authority is taught to the children?
Let's take a look. Tax time, do we include all dollars made on the side as income? Or do we burn the authority of government like a cheap hamburger? What do the kids see?
Sick days at work? Do we call in and say we are sick just so we can relax or go somewhere? Do we cheat the authority of our employers and toss aside rules like a well tossed salad? A salad where we just eat any meat we find and throw away the rest of the salad. We like a pay check but don't want to submit to the rules? What do the kids see?
How about that drive home after a Sunday Church service and while in the car we just rip the pastor for his sermon or plea? We French Fry the poor guy in front of the kids.
How about at school? Is the teacher ever right anymore? Or do we run and blame the teacher every time little Johnnie or Gertrude gets a bad grade? We come in and make enough noise to flop any cake in any oven. That's teaching the kids respect.
I could go on for hours on this subject. But kids follow the examples we set. Think about that the next time you say "make sure your seat belts are fastened, we are late and we need to go very fast to get there". Now that's a winner! As you speed off setting the cruise control for just 6 mph over the limit. Now that's road kill for supper mentality. What do the kids learn?
It's your choice. They will respect you as much as you show respect to your authorities.
God bless,
Marty
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