March 10

Mark 12:13-17 is a demanding text. It is here that Jesus takes a coin that bears the image of Caesar and acknowledges that the observable image substantiates ownership. He then makes that statement, "...give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and give to God what belongs to God."

What belongs to God? We needn't turn far for our answer, the preceding parable, verses 1-12. And the answer is most certainly, everything. Psalm 24:1 declares, "The earth is the Lord's and everything in it, the world and all who live in it!" Then we read in Genesis 1:27, "So God created mankind in His own image..."

We are the coin of God, His image is upon us, we belong to Him.

Pastor Fred