“But
the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them.” Exodus 1:17
Can obedience to God bring us into
civil disobedience? While my book “The Christian Citizen in Modern America”
deals with the subject at more length, the simple answer is “Yes”. The midwives
in Exodus and Rahab and Esther all committed a form of civil disobedience. They
didn’t protest or march in the streets; they didn’t commit acts of vandalism or
destroy property; they simply disobeyed the civil authorities who gave commands
to disobey God.
There was a time for the people of
God to stand and be counted when the issue at stake was a clear violation of
God’s law. It wasn’t a matter of interpretation; it was a matter of God or man.
God rewarded these midwives with families of their own. God rewarded Rahab in
the ancestry of Christ. God rewarded Esther with the lives of all the Jews.
These women didn’t act unseemly, nor did they debase the name of God. They
obeyed God and He noticed their work.
Dear Father, Help us to love Your
word enough to obey it when it is difficult. Amen
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