Then Jesus said to them, “Give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s and to God what is God’s.” Mark 12:17 NIV
What does it mean to render to God the things that are God’s? Think about it, Caesar’s image may have been stamped on a coin but where was God’s image stamped? The answer to that question is so significant. Think all the way back to the very beginning of the Bible, Genesis 1, God’s image is stamped on every human heart. Caesar may be worthy of a coin, but God is worthy of our hearts. That changes the way we view government under God. We appropriately honour government and honour government leaders. We see this all throughout scripture. At the same time, we ultimately glorify God. No worldly leader is worthy of our hearts. No governmental authority or political party is worthy of our trust, allegiance, hope. Jesus alone is worthy of our trust and our allegiance and our hope. 1 Peter 2:17 says, “Show proper respect to everyone, love the family of believers, fear God, honour the emperor.” This verse leads us to pray for help in honouring others. Through the power and ministry of the Holy Spirit in our lives, we can honour every person we interact with in the world. As we say, “You have our heart, Lord,” we are declaring that our trust is in Him alone. All our hope is in Him alone. Proclaiming Jesus as Lord, means we declare Jesus as supremely good, supremely loving, supremely wise, as the leader we all need. Let us be faithful to proclaim Jesus today to people around us who don’t know Him, to a world that needs what no political party or candidate can give.
PRAYER THOUGHT
Lord, as we glorify You, let it change the way we see others.
PRAYER FOR TODAY
As we proclaim, You, Jesus as Lord, means we declare You as supremely good, supremely loving, supremely wise, as the leader we all need. AMEN
INTERNATIONAL BIBLE READING ASSOCIATION (IBRA)
John 6:25-35
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