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To Whom It Is Due
November 16, 2013

Read: Romans 13:1-10

Render therefore to all their due: taxes to whom taxes are due, customs to whom customs, fear to whom fear, honor to whom honor. —Romans 13:7

Bible in a Year:
Ezekiel 3-4; Hebrews 11:20-40

My husband and I live in a rural area surrounded by farms where this slogan is popular: “If you ate a meal today, thank a farmer.” Farmers definitely deserve our gratitude. They do the hot, hard work of tilling soil, planting seeds, and harvesting the food that keeps us from starving to death.

But every time I thank a farmer, I also try to remember to offer praise to God, for He is the One responsible for producing the food we eat. He gives light, sends rain, and creates the energy within the seed that gives it the strength to push through the soil and produce fruit.

Although the earth and everything in it belong to God (Ps. 24:1), He has chosen humans to be its caretakers. We are responsible to use the earth’s resources as He would use them—to do His work in the world (115:16). And just as we are stewards of God’s physical creation, we also are stewards of His design for society. We do this by respecting those He has placed in authority, by paying taxes, by giving honor to those who have earned it, and by continuing to pay our debt of love (Rom. 13:7-8). But one thing we reserve for God: All praise and glory belong to Him, for He is the One who makes everything possible (Ps. 96:8).

Sing praise to God who reigns above,
The God of all creation,
The God of power, the God of love,
The God of our salvation. —Schütz

God’s unsearchable ways deserve our unbounded praise.

[JustAmy]

November 16, 2013




Kittens are born with their eyes shut. They open them in about six days, take a look around,
then close them again for the better part of their lives.
~Stephen Baker

I had been told that the training procedure with cats was difficult.
It's not. Mine had me trained in two days.
~Bill Dana

No amount of time can erase the memory of a good cat,
and no amount of masking tape can ever totally remove his fur from your couch.
~Leo Dworken

It doesn't do to be sentimental about cats;
the best ones don't respect you for it.
~Susan Howatch

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~Welcome To Sunday At Amy's Place~

Sandhill Cranes Return to Winter Home in New Mexico

Philippians 4:6
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and
petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God

Blessings To All Who Enter Here