Psalms 72:1-5 Give the king Your judgments, O God, and Your righteousness to the king’s Son. He will judge Your people with righteousness, and Your poor with justice. The mountains will bring peace to the people, and the little hills, by righteousness. He will bring justice to the poor of the people; He will save the children of the needy, and will break in pieces the oppressor. They shall fear You as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations.
What we see in this Psalm is the desire of a father for his son; a desire that God would give him wisdom and success as a king. Although the Psalm appears to be written by King David for his son Solomon, it best fits, and describes, the Kingdom of the Lord, with Jesus as King. We know from the life of Solomon that he started well, but did not finish that way. There was apostasy in his life, which can also be said of many of us who have shipwrecked our faith, because we chose to chase the pleasures of this world. We start out well, but soon lose sight of Heaven when we are sidetracked by the offerings of this world. We live in a world where there is nothing new under the sun; where many have sought positions of authority, who claimed to know Jesus as Savior, but allowed themselves to be corrupted by power and the system. Those of us who know the Lord should not worry about the current success of the wicked. A time is coming when Jesus will rule and reign with righteousness. A time is coming when corruption will not be tolerated, and justice will truly be justice. A time is coming when the poor and the needy will no longer suffer at the hands of those who have oppressed them. A time is coming when we will rule with Jesus. What are we doing now to prepare for that time? Are we doing all we can to live a life that shows that we are His ambassadors? Are we showing our love for the King of kings and Lord of lords, by obeying His commands? Let us not get so caught up in the corruption of those who are in authority, right now, that we forget what we are supposed to be doing. Regardless of who is in charge, at the moment, our mission has not changed. Jesus IS coming back, and we need to stay focused, and stay busy for Christ, for His glory, holding on to the hope of what is to come. This world is not our home, and there is much to be done so that others come to the saving knowledge of Jesus, the King who will soon return!
Today, God extends an invitation to you to accept His free gift of salvation (Rom 6:23). Will you accept it? Anyone who calls on Jesus, by faith, in repentance, confessing your sins, will receive eternal life. Do not put off calling on Him, and receive Him and His free gift of salvation today (Rom 10:13).
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