Government
Read Acts 19.35-41
“.. you ought to calm down and not do anything rash ..” (Acts 19.36)
‘Governing authorities’ (see Rom.13.1-7) are established by God to ensure good order instead of anarchy and chaos. Resorting to courts of law is, viewed thus, a looking to the Lord Himself. A reminder to pray for those who make, and adjudicate on, laws.
Do you know who your local councillors are?
How do you know whether to appeal to the courts, as Paul later did, or, like Jesus, to entrust yourself to ‘Him who judges justly’ (1 Pet.2.23)?
Prayer: The government is on Your shoulders, Lord Jesus. Help our leaders to submit to Your authority, to seek Your wisdom, to reflect Your justice, and to pursue Your glory.