July 2 – Rescue the Perishing - Psalm 82:3-4
Asaph talks
about how the Lord presides over a great assembly of angelic beings. They have been given the task of defending
the cause of the weak and defenseless.
To fight for the rights of the poor and oppressed. To rescue the needy and the weak. To deliver them from the hands of the
wicked. This is not only the mandate of
the angels but God’s people.
Jesus told of
parable in Matt 25, about how one day people will be judged on how they visited
the sick, clothed the needy, feed the hungry, and helped those in prison. Social justice is the mandate of the
church. We will be judged on it. Our zeal for evangelism must always be
balanced with social justice. Asaph
reminds us of that today. So go and do
this in your world. Be the voice for
those who do not have a voice.
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