The Military is a God-Ordained Institution.
God established the government as a provision and protection for the earth.
Until the time of Noah, God had been the One who issued judgement against evil on the earth. When Cain killed Abel, God judged Cain and would not allow man to harm him. In Genesis 4:15, it says, “Then the LORD put a mark on Cain so that no one who found him would kill him.”
When Noah stepped off the ark, God ordained a new method of administering justice… the government. In Genesis 9:6, God says, “Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed; for in the image of God has God made man.”
The military is a government designed institution that protects us from evil from outside our boarders. The police protect us from evil from within our boarders.
Romans 13:1-4 states,
“Every person is to be in subjection to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those which exist are established by God. Therefore whoever resists authority has opposed the ordinance of God; and they who have opposed will receive condemnation upon themselves. For rulers are not a cause of fear for good behavior, but for evil. Do you want to have no fear of authority? Do what is good and you will have praise from the same; for it is a minister of God to you for good. But if you do what is evil, be afraid; for it does not bear the sword for nothing; for it is a minister of God, an avenger who brings wrath on the one who practices evil. “
God designed the military to administer His justice.
If God has entrusted to man the right to bring evil to justice, how important is it for those who have that authority to walk with God?
…to be continued
