Toll Gates9 March 2012 Matthew 9:9 As Jesus passed on from there, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax office; and he said to him, "Follow me." And he rose and followed him. I wonder how many of those that are in leadership in this country pray before they make a decision, and do they actually apply their minds to what they are deciding. Just the other day a very large sum of money was paid back to the South African Government for Boeing aircraft that were not purchased. This money paid back was more than the cost of the road improvements in Gauteng and would have paid for this completely; so no need for tolling. Surprising enough tollgates are not a new thing and was introduced as a form of tax by the Romans a few thousand years ago. In order to pass through the tollgate you had to pay tribute and a portion of which was retained by the tollgate operator. This is just another form of privatising the tax base using the private sector as the tax collector. To not register for ‘E-tolling’ and to enter into civil disobedience is not considered to be conducive to Christian behaviour, we pay our taxes and we support the government, even though we may disagree with the principle. It is at the polling station that we express our opinions of those who are in government, not in the streets through protest, but in the government decision making process. Be encouraged today to follow Jesus rather than the tax office. David Point to ponder: Be obedient. Question to consider: How do you express your views? Our webpage: www.christhealing.co.za

9 March 2012   

   

Matthew 9:9 As Jesus passed on from there, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax office; and he said to him, "Follow me." And he rose and followed him.

I wonder how many of those that are in leadership in this country pray before they make a decision, and do they actually apply their minds to what they are deciding. Just the other day a very large sum of money was paid back to the South African Government for Boeing aircraft that were not purchased. This money paid back was more than the cost of the road improvements in Gauteng and would have paid for this completely; so no need for tolling.

Surprising enough tollgates are not a new thing and was introduced as a form of tax by the Romans a few thousand years ago. In order to pass through the tollgate you had to pay tribute and a portion of which was retained by the tollgate operator. This is just another form of privatising the tax base using the private sector as the tax collector.

To not register for ‘E-tolling’ and to enter into civil disobedience is not considered to be conducive to Christian behaviour, we pay our taxes and we support the government, even though we may disagree with the principle. It is at the polling station that we express our opinions of those who are in government, not in the streets through protest, but in the government decision making process.

Be encouraged today to follow Jesus rather than the tax office.

 

David

Point to ponder: Be obedient.

Question to consider: How do you express your views?

Our webpage: www.christhealing.co.za