Give Your Love of Justice To Our President

Meditations on Christ in the Psalms

October 12, 2022

Give Your Love of Justice To Our President

 

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 redeem them from oppression and violence,

for their lives are precious to him.

Psalm 72:12-14

Psalm 72 can be understood on two levels. It is a prophetic psalm pointing to the future when God’s redemption of His creation is complete. In this sense, the psalmist is pointing to Jesus, who is the King of Kings who fulfills all the prayers in this psalm. It is a helpful psalm for those seeking to live life in Christ as it paints a portrait of the living Christ, loving and caring for his people. As we are co-laborers with Christ, building for the coming Kingdom of God, we keep our eyes on this “Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith” (Hebrews 12:2 NIV).

The second level is understanding this psalm as a model for prayers for national leaders. Many of the attributes of the king in this psalm are excessive of what we expect from our leaders today. Even so, much of it points to a desire for leaders who love and serve God and are sensitive to the needs of all people, especially the poor and oppressed.

My Takeaway: Verse 5 is an attribute we can continually pray for our leaders:

May they fear you as long as the sun shines,

    as long as the moon remains in the sky.

    Yes, forever!

Sē’lah

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(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

 

These meditations are written by Alex M. Knight as he seeks the life in Christ as his way of life.  The meditations are published on the BLOG, http://seekingthelifeinchrist.blogspot.com/ and they are also distributed on the Constant Contact email server. You may subscribe to this email service by sending an email to: amkrom812@gmail.com.

 

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