Everyone must submit to governing authorities. For all authority comes from God, and those in positions of authority have been placed there by God. So anyone who rebels against authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and they will be punished. -Romans 13:1-2
When I was in grade school, my teachers taught us about respect. We learned to respect our flag, respect our country, respect our parents, respect our government (even if we didn't agree with them), respect for our friends, respect for other people. Why? Because that is what God requires of us! How many times in Scripture are we told to love others? How are we to love others? The same way we want to be loved.
We don't have to agree in order to be respectful. We don't have to agree in order to be courteous. We don't have to agree in order to be caring. We don't have to agree!
Do you think Abba is EVER surprised by who gets elected or promoted or put into a position of authority? Absolutely not. It is our responsibility to respect those whom God has placed in authority whether we like them or not, whether we agree with them or not, whether we like them or not. And part of that respect is to pray for them! While we're at it, pray for ourselves that we will be respectful.
Think about that!
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