Category: THROUGH SUBMISSION TO AUTHORITY

“13 Therefore submit yourselves to every  ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake, whether to  the king as supreme, 14 or to governors, as to  those who are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers and for the praise of those who do  good. 15 For this is the will of God, that by doing  good you may put to silence the ignorance of  foolish men— 16 as free, yet not using liberty as a cloak for vice, but as bondservants of God. 17  Honor all people. Love the brotherhood. Fear  God. Honor the king.”

No leader leads without the Lords consent. He made and ordained every ruler either by elect or selection. Whoever God didn’t ordained can never be a leader. Every authority is from God. Now, every authority has the permission to inflict judgement and to do justice over anybody, though, God will judge all the leaders according to their handling of power but He empowered leaders to rule over his/her subject.

With submission to our leaders, we can show forth the praise of God. We can make God known through our respect to leaders anywhere we find ourselves. Apostle Peter experience many confrontations with the leaders during His days but he is saying, we need to respect them regardless of their wickedness, notwithstanding, they can be corrected but still submission is our duty to them, with this, we are showing forth the Praise of God. God is interested in we honouring our leaders, because one day and somehow, He will lift us up also and that same submission will be accorded to us, so therefore, our submission is a way of bringing praises to our God.

Lord Jesus, give me the humility to show forth your praise through submission to the authorities you have placed over me, so help me Lord, Amen.