Biblical Principles Daily Devotionals Day 134

Why I Believe What I Believe

Day 134

Biblical principle - Absolute truth from God’s Word:

When you follow a man and not God, no matter how godly that man may be, you will always fall back into turning away from God when that man is gone. Follow God’s man only as you truly follow God Himself.

Judges 4:1, And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the LORD, when Ehud was dead.

Judges 8:33, And it came to pass, as soon as Gideon was dead, that the children of Israel turned again, and went a whoring after Baalim, and made Baalberith their god.

Judges 10:5, And Jair died, and was buried in Camon.

Judges 10:6, And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD, and served Baalim, and Ashtaroth, and the gods of Syria, and the gods of Zidon, and the gods of Moab, and the gods of the children of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines, and forsook the LORD, and served not him.

Judges 21:25, In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes.

Practical - Works that apply Biblical principle:

God does put authorities in our life including men of God. We are instructed how we are to conduct ourselves concerning these authorities. However, these authorities receive their authority from God. Our focus should always be in serving God not man. If we follow God and not man, we will obey God’s authority and not lose focus when the authority God has given is gone and another moves on the scene.

Hebrews 12:9, Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?

Hebrews 13:7-8, Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation. ⁸Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.

Hebrews 13:17, Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.