Read: Romans 11:1-14:23
The dilemma in the days that Paul wrote Romans was the division between the established Jews who didn’t receive Jesus as their Messiah and the Gentiles who did. Today that division could be between the ones who voted Trump and those who didn’t or between Americans and Muslims or between blacks and whites. Paul was saying that there are not cut and dry divisions. Love has crossed every division and caused the lines to be dimmed. How do you support and defend a candidate who has such a sordid past except that you got a glimpse of how God sees that man. Love doesn’t make natural sense but God told us to love everyone even our enemies. We are to submit to the governing authorities because all, all, all authority comes from God, and those in positions of authority have been placed there by God. Anyone who rebells against authority is rebelling against what God has instituted and they will be punished. That is straight from the Bible! Post that on Facebook!
Love has to be our wrecking ball. Hatred and offense is not what we need right now. We need comfort and love. Paul told the Christians that many of the people of Israel were now enemies of the Good News but that this benefits them because it was their season of refreshing. I can say that now for the Christians in America. It is now our time of refreshing but we have to let love be our highest goal. We are to bless those who persecute us and not to curse them. We are not to pay back evil with evil but conduct our lives in a way that we can live in peace with everyone.
Lord, help us to let your love guide every conversation and action we take. Thank you for your divine government.
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