No Joining

DEVOTION

PROVERBS

NO JOINING

Prov 24:21-22

21 Fear the LORD and the king, my son, and do not join with the rebellious, 22 for those two will send sudden destruction upon them, and who knows what calamities they can bring?

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The Lord and the king. Certainly this two represent God and government. We should fear the Lord, or give reverence to him. Respect the government for it is the Lord who established government and we are admonished to respect and pray for those in authority. Although that was true in the day of kings who reigned over the people, it may not be so true today in our country at least. Our form of government does not make those who serve in an authority over us, but rather we the people elect those to represent us in the union of states. So in that respect, we are the kings in this proverb. However the warning here is about the rebellious. This would be those who rebel against God and government. What that might look like is those who form their own brand of religion and government which tramples on the common people, or those who would accept their form of religion and governance. We see that in so many televangelists who spread false truths for their own personal gain. We see that in other forms of governments such as communism and socialism or those counties which dictators. They all bring destruction to the common people while putting those in charge at the top of the heap, living in luxury. We are not to accept either forms of these types. Of course it is difficult not to become political when we are told there are corrupt forms of government as well as corrupt forms of religion. So let us remember that we have but one Lord and one truth. Let us remember the Lord established human governance. We believe our form of a representative republic is the best form as it is supposed to be a government of the people, by the people and for the people, not over the people. If any form of government or religion becomes corrupt than we are to have nothing to do with them. We are not to fall into league with them, join them in any way for in doing so it will be our destruction.