The “double command” in this command is eye-opening! Truly everything we have is from the Lord and is to be used for the Lord. If we gain a vision for “rendering to God the things that are God’s” it will have a profound impact on every aspect of our lives.
“Should we pay the tax to Caesar?” was a politically & religiously charged question — and it was asked intentionally to trap Jesus. Would He openly defy Rome? or would He speak against His people, the Jews? In profound wisdom, He cut right to their hearts.
How do we help people without enabling them? How do we help without hurting? These are tricky questions.
Where is your focus? Is it on yourself, your dreams, and your goals? We miss out on participating with God and how He wants to touch others when our attention is consumed with ourselves.
Do you ever find yourself having an attitude of superiority toward those who you think are “less than” you? We need to realize that we were — and still are — “the poor.”
There is a tendency in all of us to exalt ourselves — to seek the recognition and attention of other people. As we dig into the context of this command, we’ll see that Jesus cuts right to the heart and exposes this pride in all of us.
A real evidence of faith is persistent prayer. But why do we find it so hard to continue in prayer without giving up?
God tells us to ask Him for things in prayer, but why do we ask sometimes and not see anything happen?