Read Psalm 72:1-7 & 18-19
72 Teach the king to judge with your
righteousness, O God;
share with him your own justice,
2 so that he will
rule over your people with justice
and govern the oppressed with righteousness.
3 May the land enjoy
prosperity;
may it experience righteousness.
4 May the king judge
the poor fairly;
may he help the needy
and defeat their oppressors.
5 May your people
worship you
as long as the sun shines, as long as the moon gives light,
for ages to come.
6 May the king be
like rain on the fields,
like showers falling on the land.
7 May righteousness
flourish in his lifetime,
and may prosperity last as long as the moon gives light.
18 Praise the Lord, the God of Israel!
He alone does these wonderful things.
19 Praise his glorious
name for ever!
May his glory fill the whole world.
Amen! Amen!
Think
In South Africa we are currently mourning the death of
President Mandela. The Psalmists weren’t
all about Spiritual things, they were also about practical things – like kings
and rulers. This Psalm is a prayer for
Kings. But, even as the Psalmist prays for
the King – he notes that it is only in God’s power that this prayer could be
answered.
Pray
Give thanks for leaders who govern God’s way and pray that
God would ‘share his own justice with them’.
Pray also – that in our spheres of influence we would also practice God’s
justice.
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