Whose Law?

Good News 101406B Who’s Law 

Clearly no one is justified before God by the law,

because, “The righteous will live by faith.”

  The law is not based on faith;”

(Galatians 3vs. 11& 12)          

            In Civics 101 we are taught that America we follow a version of the English common law. The constitution mixes things up by declaring “In God we trust” and then separating Church and State. What a conundrum. We have to deal with the duplicity. 

            Somehow each state legislature and the congress write thousands of laws and they seem to change them yearly. We spend a lot of time adjusting, ignoring or being unaware of the changes. 

            Governments seem to want to legislate what we know as good Christian ethics; caring about each other, helping each other and developing community. There is no allowance in law for unconditional love and caring for our fellow man.    

            Fortunately, as Christians, when we follow God’s law, we are in alignment with most manmade laws and we coexist very well. In fact, the most successful people that I know of follow God’s law first and man’s law second. There is a connection with faith and success.  

Thought for Today: Today let us practice God’s law. Let’s demonstrate our caring and love of humanity in our actions. Let’s demonstrate unconditional love in our daily activities. 

Prayer for Today: Dear lord, today we pray that in our toughest moment and most challenging time, we may be strong and follow your law.

Amen