Laws

Government generally enacts legislation to protect and benefit the people. Included in this category are consumer protection, traffic, safety and health laws. Another category of legislation is government sustaining laws. These include tax, election and government organiztion legislation.

It is election time so the candidates are making all sorts of promises about the laws they will put into place. They also promise that these laws will benefit us.

Whether or not they follow through after the election depends on many factors. They probably intend on fulfilling their promises but they will definitely face opposition.

Rules and laws have a funny affect upon people. Once a law is established, people will try to get around it. This behavior starts when we are young. Mom tells us not to touch something and we immediately want to touch it.

God gave his people, Israel, a number of laws. Every law was for their benefit. But the people rebelled over and over again. The laws, therefore, had the ultimate effect of showing the people that they were sinful and needed forgiveness. God’s Word, the Bible, does the same thing for us today. It shows us who we should be so that we know we have sinned and need God’s forgiveness. Hebrews 4:12 says, “For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing the the division of soul and spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.” Why not settle accounts with God today and claim his forgiveness through faith in Jesus Christ?