When God Says …
“My child, fear the Lord and the king. Don’t associate with rebels, for disaster will hit them suddenly. Who knows what punishment will come from the Lord and the king?” (Proverbs 24:21-22 NLT)
These passages charge us to reverently fear the Lord and honor those who have authority over us in God's order of accountability and responsibility. In this context, God is giving a command. We are to respect and uphold them. They are God ordained. When this was written, kings of Israel were God anointed through His prophets. God placed them on their position for the good of His people.
Those who rebel against them, answer to God. David understood this fully, even when King Saul was pursuing to kill him. Though he had several opportunities to have taken King Saul, he restrained himself and his men. “He said to his men, “The Lord forbid that I should do this to my Lord the king. I shouldn’t attack the Lord’s anointed one, for the Lord himself has chosen him.” So David restrained his men and did not let them kill Saul.”(1 Samuel 24:6-7 NLT)
Disaster hits those who rebel against God's anointed authority, as what happened to one of King David's son who rebelled against him. Absalom led a coup d'etat against his father the Second king of Israel whom God had Samuel anointed. This is a lesson for us to learn as God's children of grace by faith in Christ. We are to reverently fear the Lord and honor those who have authority over us. As in the case of Absalom, despite his father king David's desire not to harm his son, punishment caught up with him. “And ten young men, Joab’s armor-bearers, surrounded Absalom and struck him and killed him.” (2 Samuel 18:15 ESV)
And I say, AMEN!
Daily reflections by:
F. A. Frias
PFC Ministries
(When God says... I say, AMEN! is a provocative reflection of the Lord's holy Word. It intends to challenge every seeker of truth to dig deep into the core of the Word of Life to point every being to Christ Jesus - the author and finisher of our faith, and to draw revelations for change, for nourishment and for strength of every soul.)
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