Prophets and Rulers – The Law of God for Daily Meditation
Prophets and Rulers
The Law of God for Daily Meditation
Morning Meditation
Deuteronomy 18:15-20
15 “The LORD your God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from your midst, from your brethren. Him you shall hear, 16 according to all you desired of the LORD your God in Horeb in the day of the assembly, saying, ‘Let me not hear again the voice of the LORD my God, nor let me see this great fire anymore, lest I die.’ 17 And the LORD said to me, ‘What they have spoken is good. 18 I will raise up for them a Prophet like you from among their brethren, and will put My words in His mouth, and He shall speak to them all that I command Him. 19 And it shall be that whoever will not hear My words which He speaks in My name, I will require it of him. 20 But the prophet who presumes to speak a word in My name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or who speaks in the name of other gods, that prophet shall die.’”
Jesus is God’s Prophet, Who declares God to me (John 14:18). Am I meeting with Him this morning? Every morning? How will I listen for His voice to guide me throughout this day?
Evening Meditation
Exodus 22:28
“You shall not revile God, nor curse a ruler of your people.”
Deuteronomy 16:18-20
18 “You shall appoint judges and officers in all your gates, which the LORD your God gives you, according to your tribes, and they shall judge the people with just judgment. 19 You shall not pervert justice; you shall not show partiality, nor take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous. 20 You shall follow what is altogether just, that you may live and inherit the land that the LORD your God is giving you.”
Rulers are God’s servants for good (Rom. 13:1-5). Have I prayed for our rulers today—civil and ecclesiastical? What ruler can I encourage tomorrow, that he or she might serve God with just judgment?
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In the Gates is a devotional series on the Law of God by Rev. T. M. Moore, editor of the Worldview Church. He serves as dean of the Centurions Program of the Wilberforce Forum and principal of The Fellowship of Ailbe, a spiritual fellowship in the Celtic Christian tradition. He is the author or editor of twenty books, and has contributed chapters to four others. His essays, reviews, articles, papers, and poetry have appeared in dozens of national and international journals, and on a wide range of websites. His most recent books are The Ailbe Psalter and The Ground for Christian Ethics (Waxed Tablet).
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