May the mumbling commence!
Political leaders are to honor God. We are supposed to honor our leaders. In the meantime, God is honored and blessed
by these relationships. Read from the
end of Psalm Seventy-two:
He will rescue the
poor when they cry to him;
he will help the oppressed,
who have no one to defend them.
He feels
pity for the weak and the needy,
and he will rescue them.
He will save them from oppression and from violence,
for their lives are precious to him.
Long live the king!
May the gold of Sheba be given to him.
May the people always pray for him and bless him all day
long.
May there be abundant crops throughout the land,
flourishing even on the mountaintops.
May the fruit trees flourish as they do in Lebanon,
sprouting up like grass in a field.
May the king's name endure forever;
may it continue as long as the sun shines.
May all nations be blessed through him and bring him
praise.
Bless the Lord
God, the God of Israel,
who alone does such wonderful things.
Bless his glorious name forever!
Let the whole earth be filled with his glory.
Amen and amen! (Verses 12-19)
At its best, political leadership looks out for the
vulnerable by rescuing them and saving them.
Compassion is the greatest tool of a political leader. The most vulnerable people are the most
precious to a godly political leader.
In return, we are to give our support to the political
leaders of our day. Pay those
taxes. Pray for our leaders.
To combine these two things is to make sure that life
will flourish for all people. And that
will bring glory to God. For without
God, these things could never happen.
The same is true of our leaders in church. Read from First Timothy chapter five:
Elders who do their work well should be paid well, especially
those who work hard at both preaching
and teaching. For the Scripture says, "Do not keep an ox from eating as it
treads out the grain." And in another place, "Those who
work deserve their pay!"
Do not listen to complaints against an
elder unless there are two or three witnesses to accuse him. Anyone
who sins should be rebuked in front of the whole church so that others will
have a proper fear of God.
(Verses 17-20)
Let’s hold one another accountable and give credit where
credit is due.
Enough mumbling for now…
Peace Out
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