Psalms 82:2-4
“How long will you judge unjustly
and show partiality to the wicked? Selah
Give justice to the weak and the fatherless;
maintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute.
Rescue the weak and the needy;
deliver them from the hand of the wicked.”
Tag: Responsibility of Leaders
In Psalm 82 we have God's judgment concerning leaders of the nations. Many leaders today seem more concerned about their own promotion and their own status and gain from their position of leadership then they are concerned about those they lead. Followers take second place to most leader's comforts. In the above text we read that the leaders should be judging justly and concerned about the weakest among them. The implication is that in any nation there is going to be weak people. The instruction is that leaders are to care for those who are weak. The use of the word "rescue" in the above text implies the leaders are not to give the weak a handout, but a hand-up. In particular they are to protect them from those who would exploit the weak. God is well aware of the fact that sin in the world will produce a "class" society. The responsibility of leadership is to make sure those in the lower class are not left there and are not afflicted. Today's government and business leaders do not follow these words. They would rather keep a class of people in poverty to secure their power than they would create real change that would change their poverty. Today's leaders are so drunk with power and pride they can't find ways to rescue the weak among us. Therefore God will remove them from power and judge them. God sees the fact that leaders today fail at their most basic tasks; to protect the weak. He will judge them in His time.
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