Heartlight Daily Devotional Thursday, March 31, 2005 This is why you pay taxes, for the authorities are God's servants, who give their full time to governing. Give everyone what you owe him. If you owe taxes, pay taxes; if revenue, then revenue; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor. --Romans 13:6-7 New International Version THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE... Owe! Tax day. Not my favorite, how about yours? But where would we be without government, order and laws? While we may not like how the system functions today, what if we had no system? Let's be redemptive in our living and obedient in our citizenship. MY PRAYER... Holy God, I thank you that I am free in you and belong to no man or power. Yet because I want your name to be respected, I pledge to obey the laws of this land as long as they do not run directly in contradiction to your will. At the same time, I fervently pray that you heal our land. Through Jesus I pray. Amen. ----------- Heartlight Daily devotional and prayer are written by Phil Ware of HEARTLIGHT Magazine, on the web at: <3d.htm>http://www.heartlight.org ----------- For Copyright Terms visit <3d.htm>http://www.crosswalk.com/audiohelp/termsofuse.asp ----------- The NIV Daily Verse is provided by <3d.htm>http://www.zondervan.com If you enjoyed this newsletter, forward it on to a friend. * Copyright =A9 2005 Salem Web Network and its Content Providers. All rights reserved. ~~~~ Alan & Ruth Anne Wheeler <da2ofus@...> Proud owners of the following lists: Ladies Fellowship, LF Newsletter, Bread of Life, Christian Drummer and swgCares at: < www.associate.com> ~~~~ Alan & Ruth Anne Wheeler <da2ofus@...> Proud owners of the following lists: Ladies Fellowship, LF Newsletter, Bread of Life, Christian Drummer and swgCares at: <www.associate.com>