disobedience - Discipleship Network Forum - The Reimagine Network2024-03-28T23:54:18Zhttps://reimaginenetwork.ning.com/profiles/blogs/feed/tag/disobedienceA Higher Lawhttps://reimaginenetwork.ning.com/profiles/blogs/a-higher-law2014-08-13T21:49:28.000Z2014-08-13T21:49:28.000ZJohnny Russell Almondhttps://reimaginenetwork.ning.com/members/JohnnyRussellAlmond<div><p></p><p align="center"><b>“It is not desirable to cultivate a respect for the law, so much as for the right.”</b></p><p align="center"><b>- Thoreau, <i>Civil Disobedience</i> (1849)</b></p><p align="center"><b> </b></p><p align="center">Since God is the Absolute Sovereign of the universe, He alone deserves reverential fear.</p><p align="center">We should submit to no lesser governor who dares countermand His rules for living.</p><p align="center">No matter what society says is permissible, we should walk heaven’s high road.</p><p align="center">In every situation, we should honor God above all earthly legal authority.</p><p align="center"> </p><p align="center">A higher law of integrity outshines the common practice of compromise.</p><p align="center">A higher law of life conquers and cancels the dreadful reign of death.</p><p align="center">A higher law of hope transcends the suffocating rule of despair.</p><p align="center">A higher law of freedom breaks the merciless tyranny of sin.</p><p align="center"> </p><p align="center">Civil disobedience is imperative when human ideas clash with heavenly directives.</p><p align="center">Whatever the god of the world advocates, God’s Word is the final answer.</p><p align="center">Whatever earthly kings say, the King of kings is the highest authority.</p><p align="center">Whatever opinion polls say, we should fear God, nothing else.</p><p align="center"> </p><p align="center"><b>“Because the midwives feared God, they refused to obey the king.”</b></p><p align="center"><b>(Exodus 1:17</b> <b>NLT)</b></p><p> </p><p align="center">Johnny R. Almond</p><p align="center">Christian preacher and writer</p><p align="center">Author, <i>Gentle Whispers from Eternity</i></p><p align="center">This devotion based on Day 37 of <i>Gentle Whispers from Eternity</i>]</p><p align="center">GentleWhispersFromEternity-ScripturePersonalized (copy, paste to browser for blog & bio)</p></div>