Latest / Your Daily Portion with L. David Harris / 02 06 2024 How Long Will You Judge Unjustly?

Transcript

02 06 2024 How Long Will You Judge Unjustly? · Your Daily Portion with L. David Harris

• 0:01
  Most of us eat every day, some of us too much because yesterday's food
• 0:06
  is not enough to supply energy for today's needs. Why then, do some
• 0:10
  of us expect yesterday's portion of heavenly manna, the word of God to keep
• 0:15
  us through today's challenges. On this program, we are going to change all
• 0:20
  of that. Let's experience God's words today and receive the power we need to
• 0:25
  live healthy, vibrant lives. Welcome to Your Daily Portion with your host,
• 0:31
  author speaker, Elle David Harris. Good morning, Good morning, Good morning.
• 0:34
  It is Tuesday, February six, twenty twenty four. Hello, my
• 0:39
  name is Elle David Harris. I am your host, and this is your
• 0:42
  Daily Portion where we give you God's word every single day, and today is
• 0:46
  no exception. We are continuing in our lesson study series through the Book of
• 0:50
  Psalms, and our caption for today is how long will you judge unjust Lee?
• 0:56
  How long will you judge Unslee? We'll get into that in just a
• 1:00
  moment, but first I like to say welcome to you and ask you to
• 1:03
  please go over to your Daily Portion dot com. Please join our online community,
• 1:07
  pick up the Your Daily Portion book and let us know where you are
• 1:11
  in the world at your Daily Portion dot com. This is a way that
• 1:15
  we continue to build faith and fellowship. Let's go ahead and pray and then
• 1:21
  we will get underway. Father and Heaven, thank you for giving us this
• 1:26
  new day and for the opportunity we have to open your word. I pray
• 1:30
  that you will give us understanding, teach us to serve you, and teach
• 1:34
  us to live like Jesus lived. In Jesus' name, I pray Amen and
• 1:38
  aamen again. Okay. And so yesterday we when we were looking at our
• 1:45
  action steps, like it's time for action, right, we saw where Jesus
• 1:49
  lived a certain way, where the oppressed and the needy we're concerned. And
• 1:55
  then we saw revelation of what true and undefied and true and pure religion look
• 2:02
  like in action. And so we're going to continue that discussion now, but
• 2:07
  we're going to look more closely at judgment. Okay. And so let's begin
• 2:12
  our discussion in the Book of Psalms. The Book of Psalms. Have you
• 2:15
  ever wondered like, where is the justice? Where is the justice? Well?
• 2:21
  I have the Bible reads beginning at verse one of Psalms, chapter eighty
• 2:28
  two. God standeth in the congregation of the mighty. He Judgeth among the
• 2:35
  gods lower case G. If that matters to you, it does to me.
• 2:39
  Okay. So he is in the midst of the people of God,
• 2:44
  or the congregation of the powerful, or people who have the influence and power
• 2:51
  to make a difference in other people's lives. He judgeth among the gods.
• 2:58
  So he's looking at all that is happening, and he is using a righteous
• 3:04
  measure among the people with this kind of authority and power to see what happened.
• 3:10
  Now verse two, how long will ye judge unjustly? So now we
• 3:15
  have a picture of what God is seeing as he is in the midst of
• 3:19
  those who are powerful enough to be in the kind of authority to make a
• 3:25
  difference in people's lives to judge justly. So we have judges and magistrates,
• 3:31
  we have other people of power and authority. How long will ye judge unjustly
• 3:38
  and accept the persons of the wicked? Sillah, defend the poor and the
• 3:45
  fatherless. Now he's giving marching orders instead of what you're doing. This is
• 3:49
  what you need to do. Do justice to the afflicted and the needy,
• 3:53
  deliver the poor and the needy, Rid them out of the hand of the
• 3:58
  wicked. And so again I said that there are people who wave their fingers
• 4:03
  at God and say, well, what of the poor, what of the
• 4:08
  needy? What of the oppressed? What of the fatherless and the widows and
• 4:11
  those who are in affliction? What about these people? God? Are you
• 4:15
  not watching? And so we can almost hear from God's voice? Are you
• 4:20
  not watching those who have the ability to set the captives free? Are you
• 4:28
  not watching when there are people near you that are begging? Are you not
• 4:31
  watching when there are people who are oppressed that you can advocate for the fatherless
• 4:36
  and the widows, that you can actually visit yourself and help the afflicted ones.
• 4:43
  Are you not watching? Let's keep reading. Deliver the poor and needy,
• 4:47
  Rid them out of the hand of the wicked. They know not,
• 4:51
  neither will they understand. They walk in darkness. All the foundations of the
• 4:57
  earth are out. Of course, I have said, ye are God's lowercase
• 5:01
  G. So these are the people who have the ability, have the authority,
• 5:05
  have the means to make a difference in all of these types of people's
• 5:11
  lives. Yes, and the people are expecting this from you. Okay,
• 5:17
  I have said you are gods, and all of you are the children of
• 5:21
  the Most High. So God has a high standard. He has a high
• 5:27
  expectation and a high calling for those who are in these positions. Mm hmm.
• 5:34
  But ye shall die like men. So you are as gods and you
• 5:42
  are children of the Most High God. But verse seven, you will die
• 5:46
  like men. So don't get out of out of sorts like don't be confused.
• 5:49
  God is not saying that humans, that any human is omnipotent. He's
• 5:54
  not saying that any human in his or her own nature are immortal. God
• 6:00
  is saying here that I have entrusted you with responsibility to the lane, the
• 6:04
  main, the blind, the afflicted, those who cannot do for themselves,
• 6:09
  those who are being treated unjustly. He has given power and authority to some
• 6:15
  humans to make a difference in these people's lives. But you will die like
• 6:19
  men and fall like one of the princes. Arise O, God, judge
• 6:26
  the earth, for thou shalt inherit all nations. And so God is always
• 6:34
  watching. He never slumbers, he never sleeps. He's always watching. But
• 6:39
  he's also giving responsibility to human beings to make a difference in this world.
• 6:45
  Okay, and so we see now that we are to uphold. We are
• 6:50
  to uphold in verses three and four of Psalm chapter eighty two, we are
• 6:55
  to uphold justice and fair treatment. It is not all way, some miraculous
• 7:00
  move, but leaders should actively protect and defend the rights of the vulnerable,
• 7:08
  ensuring that their needs are met and that they receive fear treatment. This includes
• 7:13
  standing against oppression and corruption that may harm these groups. Some of you are
• 7:19
  elected to certain offices in this world. Some of you are elected to certain
• 7:25
  offices in the body of believers, and God is saying you have that authority.
• 7:30
  There is some who have means. And I don't mean that you're just
• 7:33
  wealthy and rich. But if you have more than you need, then God
• 7:38
  is saying that you can be of service. I can be of service to
• 7:41
  someone else, you see. And so God is saying, take action in
• 7:45
  this regard. And then in the Book of Mark chapter ten, verses forty
• 7:50
  two through forty five, and Jesus called them and said, unto them,
• 7:56
  ye know that they which are accounted to rule over the day entiles exercise lordship
• 8:01
  over them. And they're great ones exercise authority upon them. But so shall
• 8:07
  it not be among you. But whosoever shall be great among you shall be
• 8:13
  your minister, And whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be the
• 8:18
  servant of all. For even the son of Man came to be menaced to
• 8:22
  minisce, to not be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give
• 8:28
  his life a ransom for many. So people who have authority, let me
• 8:35
  just take this a little bit slower. Now. People who are leaders in
• 8:41
  air quotes are to be servants. First. The best leaders are servant leaders.
• 8:48
  The best leaders, the only valid leader in God's sight are servants leaders.
• 8:54
  Can I say that again? The only kind of leader that registers in
• 8:58
  God's sight are those who are servants. So embrace a leadership style marked by
• 9:05
  humility and willingness to serve others rather than to dominate and to control them.
• 9:13
  And then in Micah chapter six and verse eight, as we come to a
• 9:16
  swift close, he has showed thee, O man, what is good and
• 9:20
  what doth the Lord require of thee But to do justly, to love mercy,
• 9:26
  and to walk humbly with thy God. Demonstrate personal accountability to God's law
• 9:31
  in actions and decisions. Model accountability in all ways, in all cases,
• 9:39
  in God's sight. Have a wonderful day, peace. Thanks for joining us
• 9:46
  listening. Friends. Always remember we cannot live by bread alone, but by
• 9:50
  every word that comes from the mouth of God. This has been your daily
• 9:54
  portion with El David Harris. Make it a great day. Yeah,