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Devotion 1 of 2: Deut 29
Deuteronomy describes the final stage of Israel’s long journey from Egypt to the edge of the Promised Land. In this chapter Moses reminds the people just before they enter Canaan to keep the covenant they made with the Lord at Mt. Horeb (Sinai).
One verse that struck me was v.29, “The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but those things which are revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may do all the words of this law.” So God has secrets or mysteries that he keeps. One of them would no doubt be his endtime plans, including when Jesus will return. Christ said only the Father knew that secret (Matt 24:36).
But we know that God delights to reveal some of his secrets to his children! And those revealed secrets belong to us, the children of God! I believe God wants to reveal his endtime secrets to us today! He is doing it to prepare us to face AC and to reap an innumerable number of souls in the greatest revival in world history! Let’s seek God’s secrets and prepare ourselves for the endtime!
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Devotion 2 of 2: Rom 13
Paul writes some serious instructions about obeying governmental authorities in v.1-7. And the surprising thing is that he is writing this while under house arrest in Rome by Roman officials! The Jews had many gripes against Rome, and Paul should have had gripes, too, but his teaching was to submit!
This teaching fits in an autocratic society, like Rome, where disobedience was punished severely! However, in a modern democracy, we are taught to do research on problems and then discuss, or argue over what is the best answer. We are taught that it’s good to think and form your own opinions rather than not think and just obey.
So I think that Paul’s teaching on obeying governmental authority is generally good, and we should follow them, but they work best in an autocratic society. In a democratic society, sometimes we must form our own opinion and try to change the government to follow our opinions through the process of voting.
— Pastor Elmer Inafuku