David Jeremiah Daily Devotional – August 6, 2026 Turning Point, Thursday Message
Read David Jeremiah Daily Devotional August 6, 2026, Turning Point Devotional Message
TOPIC: God’s Law Is King
Blessed be the name of God forever and ever, for wisdom and might are His. And He changes the times and the seasons; He removes kings and raises up kings.
Daniel 2:20-21
RECOMMENDED READING: Daniel 6:1-10
In seventeenth-century England the Protestant Reformation was in turmoil, and a civil war had erupted. The English king sought to impose his “divine right” to rule over the Protestant churches. A Scottish Presbyterian pastor Samuel Rutherford published a book in 1644, titled Lex, Rex (“The Law Is King”), to point out that the king is not above divine law. His theme was the same as that of the apostles who told the Jewish leaders in Jerusalem, “We ought to obey God rather than men” (Acts 5:29).
While the Bible is clear that secular rulers are to be obeyed, it is also clear that we are “to obey God rather than men” (Acts 5:29). For example, Daniel was thrown into the lions’ den for refusing to obey the king’s law prohibiting prayer to God (Daniel 6). And Daniel’s three friends were subjected to a fiery furnace because they refused to worship the king’s golden image (Daniel 3).
If you are ever subjected to an ordinance that violates God’s law, seek the Lord for discernment. Remember that God establishes rulers for His purposes.
TURNING POINT
God is a totalitarian ruler who demands full allegiance from his subjects.
R. B. Kuiper
READ-THRU-THE-BIBLE: Jeremiah 9-11
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