Sorry about such a long time without a written devotional. I hope you have continued to spend at least a minute or more with God each day!
God presides over heaven's court; he
pronounces judgment on the heavenly beings: “How long will you hand
down unjust decisions by favoring the wicked? Give justice to the
poor and the orphan; uphold the rights of the oppressed and the
destitute. Rescue the poor and helpless; deliver them from the grasp
of evil people. But these oppressors know nothing; they are so
ignorant! They wander about in darkness, while the whole world is shaken to the core. I say, ' You are gods, you are all children of
the Most High. But you will die like mere mortals and fall like every
other ruler.' ” Rise up, O God, and judge the earth, for all the
nations belong to you. Psalm 82 NLT
Who does God really care for?
In this psalm, God is judging heavenly
beings – I would assume these would be angels. Apparently, the
angels weren't going around preventing good people from being hurt or
killed. Instead, these heavenly beings were doing nice things for the
wicked. Meanwhile, the poor, destitute, helpless and oppressed were
being beaten down by these same wicked people. And those that were
mistreating them were totally ignorant of the wrongs they were doing.
God tells the angels that they are children of God but that they
would die like mere mortals because of what they have done, or,
rather, what they have not done.
Now, if God so judges angels,
are you and I going to come out any better? Are we giving justice to
the poor and the orphan? Are we upholding the rights of the oppressed
and destitute? Are we helping to deliver the poor and helpless from
evil people?
I don't think I am doing any better
than the heavenly beings.
God, forgive us for not helping those
who are helpless and poor. Forgive us for being as ignorant as the
wicked. We want to be your children in more than name alone. In
Jesus' name we pray. Amen.
Copyright 2012 Amelia G. Sims
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