READ Romans 13 COMMENTARY: : 1        Let every soul be subject to the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. (5021 “ordained” [tasso] means appoint, to put in order, to assign a place, designate, set aside, arrange, or put in place.) DEVOTION:  Paul is writing to a group of believers who were living in Rome. It was the center place of worship of the emperor. The emperor was not given to sharing worship. So the Christians were always under scrutiny by the government. The Christians were to honor Christ first but also subject themselves to the laws of the land. They had to understand that God was the one who appointed those who were in power over the people of Rome. Most of the Emperors were anti- Christian. Some burned…