SCRIPTURE: Luke (NIV) 20:22 Is it right for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?
23 He (Jesus) saw through their duplicity and said to them,
24 “Show me a denarius. Whose image and inscription are on it?” “Caesar’s,” they replied.
25 He said to them, “Then give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”
OBSERVATION: If the image of Caesar on the coin indicated Caesar’s ownership, then that which carried the image of God would indicate God’s ownership.
Genesis 1:27 says that “God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.” Mankind was God’s plan and God’s creation.
As coins having the image of Caesar are to be returned to Caesar, so those bearing the image of God should be returned to God.
A day is coming when we will all stand before our Creator to give an answer for how we lived.
APPLICATION: I like the song: “I was made in His likeness, created in His image. I was born to serve the Lord. I can’t deny Him; I’ll always walk beside Him. I was born to serve the Lord!”
All people carry the image and likeness of God, so when dealing with people, even with hard people, I should respect God’s image in them.
PRAYER: Lord, I bear your image and you have chosen to live in me. Today may others recognize your Presence in me. Amen
Pastor Leon
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