July 26
The laws of man are subject to close scrutiny. The laws of man are prone to be arbitrary at best and dictatorial at worst. The more power invested in man and his institutions of government and religion and morality, the more corrupted they become by their contact with their originator.
Man’s best endeavors of governing himself become prey to fallacious human thinking. Man’s best endeavors at establishing religious tenets become oppressive and demeaning to the human spirit. Man’s best endeavors to be morally upright succumb to his greatest foible—his self-indulgence.
In order to be governed rightly, in order to be free of man’s errant view of law and religion and behavior, there has to be an ultimate Authority upon which governance and faith and human conduct are established. There is only One worthy of having that kind of authority placed in His hands and that One is the true and living God.
Psalm 119:160 says regarding Him, “Your words are true and Your righteous laws are eternal.” The manifestation of His perfect law is seen in the exemplary life of Jesus Christ, God Incarnate as He fulfilled the law during His 33 years among us. The only righteousness on earth is that which is rooted and grounded in Him.
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