Today's readings are Ecclesiastes 8.1-17 ( http://www.gnpcb.org/esv/search/?q=Eccl.+8.1-17 ) and John 9.1-23 ( http://www.gnpcb.org/esv/search/?q=John+9.1-23 ).
Today's reading starts out with an admonition to honor and obey the king. I've been thinking today about a related passage, 1 Timothy 2.1-2. What is God's attitude toward our political leaders? He clearly views them as important in their authority and influence. We are to honor and respect them. We are to pray for them. It is not our place to grumble about what they do or don't do. It is our place to give whatever input our government allows us to give to officials. But just like the rest of us, they will have to stand before God in the final judgment and answer for the way they have lived out their vocation before him. They do not stand before us as the final judge, they stand before God. Pray for your leaders. Encourage them to act righteously. Remind them that there is indeed a God in heaven and that they are working ultimately for Him. May they act in a manner pleasing in his sight.
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