Bible Study for June 18: Respect Authority

To tell the truth. We do not like rules. You can ignore it completely by looking at the speed limit flag. I know for me ... and I know. I just want to do what I want to do when I want to do it.

This is why we often ignore authority or even neglect. I helped guide the baseball team, and I saw how my parents talked with the referee. This is embarrassing. What does it teach children?

The Word of God teaches us to respect authority (see Romans 13: 1). Even though we believe that authority is wrong, we must respect this authority.

In David's life, you can see that this principle is alive. Remember that David was painted as the next king of Israel. But this did not happen soon. Saul is the king of Israel, and he wants to die in David. In fact, he is trying to kill him so that his rule is not threatened.

Please imagine what David and his men ran and suddenly happened. Saul went into a cave hidden by David and some of his people.

Saul did not go looking for a cave at this time. Saul intends to "release myself". Do you often tell this in church? But this is what he is doing!

Then please dress with David's sandals for a while. You know that God has promised you to make you the next king of Israel. The problem is that King Saul is still nearby. Well, at a very vulnerable moment, Saul who wants to die for you is in your grasp. One of your men whispers in nature. "Now is your chance!" In other words, please kill him and win the crown.

God has prepared this for you. If I were David, I may have considered the will of God. God promises that I will become a king. The king on the road is releasing himself in front of me. One of me confirmed that this is my time. I may have already participated in the killing

But David did the opposite, he saw the situation and made it possible to respect the principle of God 's authority to guide him. He believes that if God wants him to become a king then God makes him the king. Prior to this, the authorities were Saul. Therefore, David did not deprive of his own life, but was waiting for the Lord.

Respect for our authority is a mirror of respect for our God. So, we often live so that God does not know anything about what happened. But he does. He knows exactly what happened

Whatever authority you have in life, he will not understand it. These authorities are for your spiritual maturity. When you respect them, you will mature and respect God. When you do not respect them, you will humbly make God.

Think about the authority of your life. Ask difficult questions. Do I respect this authority? Do my personality and behavior reflect respect? If not, please appreciate the Lord and ask him to allow you to live the life he wishes.

Holly Mthethwa is passionate about sharing God's Word in everyday life. She serves as a missionary advisor in Peru and India, directs Bible study in the United States and South Africa, and is the author of "Christian Memoirs", "Tropical Chocolate of June: The Real Loss, The Story of Love and Recovery". She lives outside of Washington, DC and is exploring with her husband and daughter. Holly regularly writes stories about beliefs, families, and moments that attracted the attention of www.ruggedandredeemed.com.

• June 18, 2015: Every week Bible study was held at the Epiphany church in Immanuel African Methodist Church in Charleston, South Carolina. Nine people including Clementa Pinckney's pastor died, the tenth person's victim escaped. The police arrested 21-year-old suspect Dylann Roof the next morning of the attack. In December 2016, Roof was convicted of 33 federal hate crimes and sentenced to death in January. • July 16, 2015: Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez fired at two military facilities in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The first is the drive to the recruitment center and the other is the drive to the US Navy Protection Center. Four Marines and one Navy crew died, one Navy recruit and one policeman were injured and injured. Abdulazeez was killed by the police in a shootout fight

On June 17, 2015, a 21-year-old selfish white supremacist made a biblical study at the Emmanuel Africa Methodist Directorate Church in Charleston, South Carolina and killed nine people. In the journal and social media postings, the murderer is a symbol of white supremacy and is seen as a flag of the Federal War and is about to start a racial war. Just before noon violence, on Saturday, August 12, 2017 the white nationalist protested the removal of the statue of Robert E. Lee from Emancipation Park and anti-protestor. Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe announced "emergency". Two hours later, the Dodge Challenger, driven by the protesters, crashed behind the two cars, eventually killing the women and injuring more than 20 people.