The month of April holds many historical moments. Abraham Lincoln was assassinated
on April 14, 1865. The greatest maritime disaster occurred on the 15th
of April, 1912, with the sinking of the Titanic. Many great people
were born in April, some on the 21st.
Also in the month of April, as we
have done just recently, there's the tax payment deadline. It serves
as a reminder of what Israel endured for years in offering up
sacrifices. No matter how often it was done, it was never good enough
to pay the ultimate price due.
The reminder of this is the
truism that the only two sure things in life are death and taxes. In
the midst of this gloomy news there is another truism that deserves our
attention. "The wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal
life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Ro. 6:23).
Taxes are a part of life. Jesus
told the Jews to render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's and
unto God the things that are God's (Mt. 22:21). The government will
always tax and citizens will always pay. While paying higher taxes we
should take time to note the one gift that can't be taxed. The gift of
eternal life.
As we go through life paying what
we must in taxes never lose sight of the greatest tax free gift given to
man, for the price to provide that gift was supplied by God also. We
should then live as one who truly cherishes the gift we've been given.
Rodger