Bible Verse: Titus 3:1-2 Remind them to be submissive to rulers and
authorities, to obey, to be ready for every good work, to slander no one, to avoid fighting, and to
be kind, always showing gentleness to all people.
Check this out! Titus was a missionary and pastor on that
same island. Really guys, It's a gorgeous place. It's a big, sunny Greek island
with beautiful beaches and rocky cliffs and mountains that even get snow in the
winter and to think I got paid to hang out there for about a month. Did I tell
you that I was a diver onboard our submarine? So, I took my dive gear and got
to scuba on some of the sweetest reefs I have ever seen.
Well, back to business. It was beautiful, but apparently a
hard place to be a Christian back then. Even Paul confirmed the reputation of
the culture there: "Cretans are always liars, evil brutes, lazy
gluttons." Paul wanted the Cretan Christians to stand out for being the
opposite of that stuff. To live like they really believed God's Word is 100%
true.
The verse today tells us some actions that all Christians
not just Cretans should do: Obey authorities, don't talk mean about people,
think of others, make peace, don't make it all about you, no matter who you're
talking to.
Think about this. How would you stand apart from your
friends if you lived the way these two verses describe? Would people think you
were weird if you were obedient and respectful to authorities like bosses,
teachers, parents, and other authorities? You maybe someone who really
struggles with this. I spoke to a young man yesterday that really struggle’s
with authority and I pray this devotion finds him with an open mind and open
heart. If you struggle with this subject. Why don't you ask God to help you to
"be subject to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready to do
whatever is good, to slander no one, to be peaceable and considerate, and to
show true humility toward all men."
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