No One is Above the Law!

Sheriff Mike Chitwood of Volusia County, Florida was caught by one of his own deputies going 78 mph in a 55 mph zone.  The deputy realized who he had stopped and declined to give his boss a ticket.  When the sheriff reflected on the incident and his own example, he went back to the deputy and asked for a ticket.  “After my day settled down a little bit, I started saying to myself, ‘Let’s see here, we just paid out a $200,000 settlement for a deputy who was speeding and caused terrible injury to somebody,” said Chitwood. ” I was elected to enforce the law and not be above the law.”  Chitwood paid the fine of $281 for breaking the law.

The Sheriff was in the wrong, but he could have still avoided the ticket.  But he realized no one is above the law.  The law is for all people, including law enforcement.  This illustrates a great spiritual truth.  No one is above God’s law.  We all are going to have to pay the fine for our sins.  It doesn’t matter how many good deeds, what our family name is, or how much money we have; none of us are above the law!  We will pay for our sins!

Every person must realize, like the Sheriff did, that we need to own up to our failures.  Before someone can be saved through Christ, they have to first realize they are lost and need salvation.  The gospel is good news because it tells the story of how Jesus died on the cross to pay the penalty for our sins.  He paid the ticket for us!  He took on all our sins and suffered as God’s atoning sacrifice.  We are set free and gain salvation through His gift.

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Romans ch. 1-8; Eph. 2:1-10;  2 Cor. 5:18-21

Story – http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/01/24/sheriff-busted-for-speeding-asks-for-ticket.html