Matthew 22:17. “Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not?”
WHAT DO YOU THINK? WHAT THINK YE? An invitation has come from a king, whose well-beloved son – Is about to take a bride, and establish his own home. You have been invited, and now, the time has come – Get up! Get ready! Prepare yourself to join the happy throng.
Surely you will not despise or ignore such a great request – You know the king’s provided; everything is the best. The garment has been provided – put on the wedding dress – The invitation from the king is not some foolish jest.
WHAT THINK YE? Is it right for a heavenly person to pay an earthly toll? Are we who here should have been removed from evil here below – To pay for things we think are wrong, by the taxes that we owe? After all, wouldn’t it be better to protest, and tell the tax-man, “No?”
I drive on roads that Caesar built, and live on Caesar’s land. I daily find some benefits that come from Caesar’s hand. I live in peace because he runs the law’s controlling band. So, shall I pay my taxes, or burden other men?
WHAT THINK YE? The greatest law of all God gave, is written down to see – The clear design that God intends to govern you and me. The love for one another, and God, is so all will be – Able to live their lives together with God in harmony.
Then comes the question, “Who is Christ, whose son really is our Lord? Is He just the son of David, a king who men adored? Or are the proofs all now in place, that Jesus Christ is God? What do you say - who is He? Is He by you ignored?
What I do with the invitation, is governed by what I think. The King of kings has called to me, intending me to bring – To Him, and even Caesar, with willing heart, what’s His; For He is Christ, the Son of God – obedience He does expect.
“God, my heavenly Father: I have learned when You say to “Come”, that You mean me to come without questioning. I have learned that “The powers that be, are ordained by God” and I am obligated to obey them. I have learned by experience and the scriptures of truth, that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. What I need now to learn is to never take any of this for granted, or to think any of these is unimportant. Amen.”