God's Servant for Your Good
Click here to listen to this sermon. "Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment. For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Would you have no fear of the one who is in authority? Then do what is good, and you will receive his approval, for he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, an avenger who carries out God’s wrath on the wrongdoer” (Romans 13:1-4). Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ! The IRS. The FBI. City Hall. The Mayor. The Governor. The President. Even the names of governing authorities can stir frustration, disappointment, betrayal, distrust, or fear. In angry and divided times, many assume that officials at e...