“Vindicate the weak and fatherless; do justice to the afflicted and destitute. rescue the weak and needy; deliver them out of the hand of the wicked.” Psalm 82:3,4 Who understands the pain you endure? Is there anyone who is on your side? There are many unjust and wicked people in the world who seek their own gain at the cost of many ruined and hurt people. It may seem that they will endure and conquer over the helpless forever but in Psalm 82 Asaph reminds us that God is the preeminent judge who will ultimately deliver the final justice. You may scoff and disbelieve that God will cast judgement but everyone who has sown injustice will reap death and destruction. God will vindicate the downtrodden, hurt and oppressed. “Arise, O God, judge the earth! For it is You who possesses all the nations.” Psalm 82:8 Continue Reading…
God will vindicate the downtrodden, hurt and oppressed: Psalm 82
Exile softens a hardened heart: 2 Chronicles 35 and 36
In 2 Chronicles 35 and 36 we reach the precipice leading to the fall and decline of Judah and its road to exile in Babylon. After the faithful stewardship and tenderhearted rule of Josiah over Judah the kings that rule Judah turn completely away from God. The wrath of God is falling on His chosen people as he promised to Josiah. How is the relationship between God and the sons of Israel to be viewed? How do we view our relationship with God today? God is a loving father that desires to see the best happen for His people through out all time.
God continually sought to bring the hearts of the people of Judah back to Him through His messengers and prophets. How does a persons heart become so hardened against God that they have no respect, thought, or desire for Him? “The Lord, the God of their fathers, sent word to them again and again by His messengers, because He has compasstion on His people and on His dwelling place; but they continually mocked the messengers of God, despised His words and scoffed at His prophets, until the wrath of the Lord arose against His people, until there was no remedy.” 2 Chronicles 36:15,16 Continue Reading…
