It is that time of year again in the states: tax season. A couple of days ago I was briefly giving thought to such little things as running down a W-2…how to file from overseas…maybe this year I will go ahead and file for ministry non-profit status …I probably spent all of 0.2 seconds on this thought pattern, before I realized that I felt absolutely zero emotion. I…really…did…not…care…what…they…took…It was all simply an administrative foot note…like combing my hair…that has no effect on me what so ever…my life that I now live is hid with Christ in the bosom of our loving heavenly Father, God Almighty…he bought my by paying the price of giving his only begotten son…so that now I walk in newness of life eternal, able to fellowship my Abba Father. He meets my every need, not by any of my own work…foresight…hording…but entirely be his grace… 20…And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which should feign themselves just men, that they might take hold of his words, that so they might deliver him unto the power and authority of the governor. 21And they asked him, saying, Master, we know that thou sayest and teachest rightly, neither acceptest thou the person of any, but teachest the way of God truly: 22Is it lawful for us to give tribute unto Caesar, or no? 23But he perceived their craftiness, and said unto them, Why tempt ye me? 24Show me a penny. Whose image and superscription hath it? They answered and said, Caesar’s. 25And he said unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which be Caesar’s, and unto God the things which be God’s. 26And they could not take hold of his words before the people: and they marvelled at his answer, and held their peace… Luke 20:20-26 I am a stranger, foreigner, alien, not only in this world, but also to all that is not of Christ via the new birth…I am dead, never the less I live, yet not I that lives, but Christ liveth in me…old realities pass from view…I can ether abide in the Light, or huddle in the dark prison of the world…there is no middle ground, It is all or nothing, one way or the other…monetary wealth is of this world and stays in this world…but God is my only sufficiency…if the world wants something that is theirs back, I am more than happy to let them have it…And unto him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also the other; and him that taketh away thy cloak forbid not to take thy coat also…my wealth…wellbeing…my more than abundant life, is not subject to the entropy of this dark planet we stand on, the Truth to shine …Christ is my life and God my Rock, my High Tower, my Grace to help in time of need…whether I have a Roth IRA or have a negative balance, whether I am missing appointments with car bombs in asia or quietly watching the north sea crash and roll on the Galway shore…I will fear nothing, for my Father is with me…and no thing under heaven has any power over me…I possess no treasure here on earth…I do not belong here any more…I am blessed with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ…and all eternity to enjoy the fruits! The Love of God compels us to give ourselves in fellowship with our Father…and in loving service one to another… Render unto Caesar the things which be Caesar’s, and unto God the things which be God’s…put away the old…walk in heavenly fellowship with your Father…rejoycingly anticipating the gathering together of the Body of Christ!