Think About It

One of the more interesting aspects of Maryland law is that the Department of Motor Vehicle Administration can issue a “pick up order” on license plates that have been flagged in their system. For example, if a vehicle owner is in arrears in insurance coverage; the division will put out an order that those license plates should be immediately removed from the vehicle; therefore, rendering it undriveable until the issue is resolved. When I originally heard about this, I was a little surprised, then I got to thinking about other instances when an agency or even a business can repossess objects for a violation of an agreement. The most common example of this is the repossession of a car for non-payment of the loan, but there is another example that is more serious than losing our wheels. When the Lord used the Apostle John to describe a revelation of spiritual things He reminded seven churches in Asia of their need to remain faithful. To one of the churches, the one in Ephesus, He