“Open thy mouth, judge righteously, And plead the cause of the poor and needy.” (Proverbs 31:9 KJV)
It is God's intention for those who are in power to be the voice of the voiceless and to stand with and for the needy and the weak. These are lessons king Lemuel's mother continues to remind him, now that he sits in a position that makes a profound impact and transformation upon the lives of the powerless.
Each of us, we are called to judge righteously - as a ruler and the ruled. Let's beware! There are quarters in the world today - both in the pagan and so called religious "church" circles that abusively and hazardously throw on everyone's face the phrase "don't judge" or "you're judging". These are terms pulled out of the Bible out of context and used by the enemy to silence the voice of truth and life of God's holy Words. It is used to shut the voice of Godly moral standards of living from God’s holy and written Words.
Kings or slaves, as we accept the Lordship of Christ Jesus by His grace through faith, and when we receive the Holy Spirit to dwell in us, He leads us how we walk in the spirit. We are equipped and shielded. By His promptings, we open our mouth in righteous judgement by His Word. The Scriptures affirm in the exhortation of Apostle Paul: “The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him, and he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned. The spiritual person judges all things, but is himself to be judged by no one.” (1 Corinthians 2:14-15 ESV)
And I say, AMEN!
Daily reflections by:
F. A. Frias
PFC Ministries
(When God says... I say, AMEN! is a provocative reflection of the Lord's holy Word. It intends to challenge every seeker of truth to dig deep into the core of the Word of Life to point every being to Christ Jesus - the author and finisher of our faith, and to draw revelations for change, for nourishment and for strength of every soul.)
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