Memoirs of a Saved Sinner

Hallo! Guten Abend! That's hello, good evening in Deutsch😁. I hope you're doing very well. It's a beautiful week: the first of a beautiful month so Happy new month my friend🤗. Studying(not reading)the Bible is such a key pillar of the christian journey. That's not what today's post is about but I want you to ALWAYS remember that. The difference between studying and reading as it relates to the Bible is the involvement of the Holy Spirit in your session. When you do not ask the Holy Spirit to explain to you, you shortchange yourself and are no different than an atheist who reads the Bible like a novel. By "asking the Holy Spirit", I'm not asking you to begin some meaningless ritual every time you open your Bible rather I want you to actually mean it when you ask Him for help because I can tell you for free that you are hopeless without Him on all counts. Now that we've got some background, Let's carry on with today's message. This week

Good evening my friend. It's nice to have you here (again). I trust you had a splendid weekend and are looking forward to a fantastic week (I know I am😁). "GIVE UNTO CAESAR WHAT IS CAESAR'S AND TO GOD WHAT IS GOD'S". This statement was made by our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and for me is one of the most quoted-out-of-context scriptures ever. Many who use it don't even know its origin🙄 but that is besides my point today. To give some background, Jesus was outside and some religious leaders wanted to get him to say something they could charge him to court for/with and so they asked about the issue of paying taxes to Caesar. Jesus knew what they were trying to do and as we all know, He outsmarted them AGAIN!!!!. What I want you to pay attention to is His entire response “Show me a denarius. Whose image and inscription are on it?” “Caesar’s,” they replied.  He said to them, “Then give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.” Luke 20:24‭-‬2