It's a free country-why do we pay tolls?

"Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme".
I Peter 2 : 13

Living in a "free country" means that our highest laws guarantee our right to say and do certain activities, not that our country doesn't cost us anything. For example, the United States has freedom of speech, freedom of the press and freedom of religion. That means U.S. citizens can say, publish and worship pretty much whatever they want. But they don't have total freedom of religion. That means U.S. Citizens can say, publish, and worship pretty much whatever they want. But they don't have total freedom because their country needs laws and rules so that everything will run right. You can see that freedom works because it has limits.
That is why governments need money for paying leaders, police officers, firefighters, teachers, other workers and for building and repairing things like schools and roads. This money comes from taxes and tolls. The laws of a country are not the same as God's laws, but God tells us to respect the government and to obey the laws. So your family pays taxes, wears seat belts, stops at red traffic lights and follows the speed limits.

ACTIVITY
Save some loose change in a jar. The next time your family drives on a tollway, take this change with you. Then surprise your dad and offer to pay the tolls.

Betsy Elliot