26 August 2010
Romans 13:6 For the same reason you also pay taxes, for the authorities are ministers of God, attending to this very thing.
The problem with society today is that democracy was supposed to empower the people against the tyranny of government and allow the man in the street the capacity to believe that their vote makes the difference. In a democratic government the civil servants are the employees of the people, and the elected representatives ensure that the civil servants perform according to the mandate the people gave their representatives.
So when civil servants loose sight of who they serve, it is problematic, they are not employed to serve the elected representatives but the people who pay the taxes. In fact many people would say that civil servants are seldom civil.
What most people do not realise that although the strike is about salary, there is also a power struggle taking place amongst the political framework, which in a way is the continuation of the revolution of the liberation movement. It is also interesting to note that increases are determined by the budget, and operational savings.
So when people strike on a principle of no work no pay, this creates a saving which pays for the additional increase in the current operating budget. In the same way being civil servants, the increase is taxed in the normal way, as well as all spending by the civil servants will like all of us pay sales tax on anything we buy. In reality the additional increase will be repaid into the tax system, and will not impact in additional taxes.
As Christians we need to pray for those who are in the government and the trade unions, that they will apply wisdom and that God will bring His wisdom to bear on the situation. Be encouraged today to pray for those in authority in the land.
David
Point to ponder: Wisdom comes as a gift from God.
Question to consider: Do you pray for your government?
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This touched me as I feeling enraged at the concept of people being put at risk, because of monetary issues. I feel I now have a balanced view of how Christians relate this our national dilemma. I will indeed pray for wisdom on all fronts.
ReplyDeleteI find it difficult to pray for the government, its easier to criticize them.
ReplyDeleteBRETHREN,It is our duty that when one of us is down we uplift them in prayer. By now you've heard that Norman's father passed away and Liz's brother as well. So tomorrow we must gather at the church at 18h00 from where we will proceed to Norman's house for a prayer meeting. Please bring a contribution to assist at this time of need. We are African you know what this means.
ReplyDeletePlease tell others
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