Mark 12:15
They use a follow-up question much like Jesus had done on occasion. In their case, however, it was just in keeping with a Jewish way of asking questions, and does not seem to add to the thought. The essence was, do we pay tax or not?
Though on the surface this seemed like a real quandary, to us now it seems very easy to solve. Ah, but this is only because we know the teachings of Christ. Even today there are those who fail to understand his teaching about taxes, as clear as it is. It is hard for people to accept that we must support ungodly governments. Yet, they are the ministers of God.
Heavenly Father, thank you for your tremendous love for us. You understand our difficulties with grasping certain concepts. You can always help us if we will but turn to you for truth. Ungodliness may disgust us, but we must remember that only you can make that disgusting stuff into something beautiful. Thank you! In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ I pray and praise you, Amen.