Going to Jesus

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  06-01 Death Does Not Sanctify 06-02 "Whose Image is This?" 06-03 Overcoming the World 06-04 Judging Righteous Judgment 06-05 Discouragement 06-06 Three Required Things 06-07 Like Jesus 06-08 The Promises of God 06-09 Overcoming Evil with Good 06-10 "The Flesh Profits Nothing" 06-11 God is Not the Author of Confusion 06-12 "The Church?" 06-13 The Quietest World, Part One 06-14 The Quietest World, Part Two 06-15 The Oldest Religion, Part One - The Spirit 06-16 The Oldest Religion, Part Two - It has been Known 06-17 What Difference Does It Make? 06-18 "Names of Blasphemy" 06-19 "Holy" vs. "Anointed" 06-20 The Difference between the Old and New Testaments 06-21 Too Late to Obey 06-22 By Faith We Understand 06-23 Everything Depends on Jesus, Part One - Paradise 06-24 Everything Depends on Jesus, Part Two - For Sins that are Past 06-25 Everything Depends on Jesus, Part Three - By Him All Things Consist 06-26 Everything Depends on Jesus, Part Four - It's His Decision 06-27 Everything Depends on Jesus, Part Five - Unless You Believe 06-28 What I Have Cleansed 06-29 Required Doctrine 06-30 God Can Do Anything

 

Thought for Today
Jun. 02

"WHOSE IMAGE IS THIS?"

"But Jesus perceived their wickedness and said, 'Show me the tribute money.' And they brought him a penny."
"And he saith unto them, 'Whose is this image and superscription?'"
"And they say, 'Caesar's.'"
"Then saith he unto them, 'Render therefore unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and unto God the things that are God's.'"

With these words, the Master taught us that it is man's duty to render to Caesar [earthly rulers] the thing that is made in Caesar's image: a coin with his likeness stamped upon it. Then he implied a far greater truth; to wit, it is man's duty to render to God the thing that is made in God's image, and that is, man himself. We are told in Genesis that "God created man in His own image; in the image of God created He him, male and female created He them" (Gen. 1:27).

Paul besought the saints at Rome to "present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service" (Heb. 13:1). It is only right that man, created in God's image, should bow before the One who created him from the dust and breathed into him the breath of life.

Give to the world the coins that the world makes, with the image of the world's rulers engraved upon them. It is only right to render to earthly governments the taxes that keep them functioning for the good of their citizens. And give unto God that which He made in his image-you! No other creatures on earth were made in God's image, and no other creatures are privileged to offer themselves to God as a "living sacrifice"! No other creatures on earth are so loved by God that he would give His only Son to die in their place.

Give to God what He has made in His image, and He will keep it forever in His loving heart, protected from all harm by His mighty hands.