Beloved people of this wonderful world, on Saturday the 11th of November, 2023 we looked at an interesting verse. A day is coming when one needs to choose to obey man or to obey God. Read with the contemporary world in mind and see gratitude section at the end. Ok.
1 Samuel 22:17 was read and we see the continuing tale of David, the son of a shepherd who had slain the wicked and fearful Goliath who stood against the Children of God. Stricken with jealousy and fear of losing his kingdom to David, King Saul desired to kill David, forcing the latter to flew for his life.
Eventually, King Saul got to know that David visited the Priests of the Lord (Ahimelech and his brethren) and commanded his footsoldiers to fall upon the Priests of the Lord accusing them falsefully, but the soldiers dared not because they understood the consequences. They would rather bear the wrath of the current government (king Saul) than go against the precepts of the Lord. Wow. They would not kill an innocent man.
My dearest family and friends, 1 Samuel 22:17 serves as a biblical precedent of an exception to Saint Paul's command to have us be subject to governing authorities (Romans 13) which the evil one would pervert inorder to pursue their agenda. For though all authorities which exist have been ordained of and by God, if these political (and otherwise) bodies were to walk in accordance to evil ways and not the way of God (1 Samuel 8:7), then we children of the Most High must not only exercise the gift of discernment in thought alone, but also (and more imperatively) in action as well - that is, to refuse to do evil. Members of the armed forces must take note as well as all people working in government or not. We must focus on doing good and our governments will be happy with us.
Therefore, brethren, as we continue to approach the latter days, we must take utmost care as to not heed the wiles of those who do the bidding of the evil one (regardless of their social status/standing and/or their power and influence/affluence), but to rather obey God above all, everyone and everything else in spite of all the adversities that may come our way (Acts 5:29).
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Dennis Onuigbo
(11-11-2023)