Speaker 1: Most of us eat every day, some of us too much,
because yesterday's food is not enough to supply energy for
today's needs. Why then, do some of us expect yesterday's
portion of heavenly manna, the word of God to keep
us through today's challenges. On this program, we are going
to change all of that. Let's experience God's words today
and receive the power we need to live healthy, vibrant lives.
Welcome to Your Daily Portion with your host, author speaker,
Elle David Harris.
Speaker 2: Good morning, Good morning, Good morning. It is Tuesday, March eighteen,
twenty twenty five. Hello, my name is El David Harris.
I am your host, and this is your Daily Portion
where we give you God's word every single day and
today is no exception. We are continuing in our Lesson
study series, God's Love and Justice. We are in Lesson
number twelve and our caption for today is God Loves Justice.
God Loves Justice. We'll get into that in just a moment,
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let's go ahead and pray, and then we will get underway.
Father and Heaven, thank you for giving us this new
day and for the opportunity that you have entrusted to
us to serve you and to do your will. Father,
I'm asking you now to please please fill us with
your holy spirit, give us your mindset and teach us
how to be after your own image and likeness in
Jesus name. I pray, Amen and Amen again. Now I'm
going to tell you the title or the caption again,
but I'm going to add something to it, and I
need your word that you will not switch off the
broadcast in the middle of me sharing this. Okay, Please
do not switch off the broadcast in the middle of
me saying this, okay, God loves justice so much that
he calls us God's I'm gonna say it again. Do
not switch off the broadcast. This is write in the scriptures,
God loves justice so much that he calls us God's.
Now this is lowercase G for those who use Englis language,
and that God's concept is delegated authority, delegated authority from
God or by God, but not deity. So please do
not misunderstand or misquote me. God loves justice so much
that he calls us gods. That's delegated authority, but not deity.
He's not making us equal with himself, but he is
saying that he loves justice and some other things so
much that he also delegates the authority that he would
call us God's. Okay. In the Book of Psalms, the
Bible Book of Psalms, chapter eighty two, and you would
have heard Jesus talk about this too. But in Psalms
chapter eighty two, the Bible reads, God standeth in the
congregation of the Mighty, He judgeth among the gods. Now
let me go to another version. God stands in the
assembly of l in the midst of the gods, he
renders judgment. How long he says, will you make unjust
legal decisions and show favoritism to the wicked? Let me
read it again verse two, how long will ye judge unjustly?
Speaker 1: Who?
Speaker 2: Gods? Gods lowercase and in Hebrew elohem? Now, Elohem is
not always the creator. Okay, it's not always the Creator,
but it does reference the creator. Elohem is not the
Creator's name, not like Yahweh blessed be his name. But
it does reference the Creator. But it also references lowercase
g gods, judges, even false gods. But let me say,
in this passage Elohem, it represents judges or magistrates or
representatives God's sovereignty. Okay, These gods lowercase g Elohim in
this case represent maybe judges, definitely like magistrates, representatives of
God's sovereignty. Now let me read this straight through without stopping.
God standeth in the congregation of the Mighty, He judgeth
among the gods. Verse two, he says, how long will
you make unjust legal decisions and show favoritism to the wicked?
Defend the cause of the poor, you gods, huh, and
the fatherless vindicate the oppressed and suffering. You gods, rescue
the poor and the needy, deliver them from the power
of the wicked. They never know or understand. They stumble
around in the dark while all the foundations of the
earth crumble. I thought, you are gods, all of you
are sons of the Most High. Yet you die like mortals.
You will fall like all the other rulers. Rise up,
O God, meaning the one of Heaven, execute judgment on
the earth, for you own all the nations. And so
God is not speaking to the idols that people erect.
He's talking about the human beings that he has seen,
who are judges and magistrates, representatives of God's sovereign will,
who have the power and influence to deliver the broken hearted,
to defend the cause of the poor and the fatherless,
to vindicate the oppressed and the suffering, to rescue the
poor and the needy, those who are able to deliver
them from the power of the wicked. He is judging
those gods, those judges, those magistrates, those supreme court justices.
He is judging those who do not do this according
to his will, because they are to represent the most High. God.
Blessed be his name, And so God is showing us
his concerns against unjust leadership. He condemns corrupt judgment. He
rebukes favoritism toward the wicked. Do we not see in
the news, brothers and sisters, favoritism toward the wicked. He
holds authorities accountable for what vulnerable people, the poor, the lame,
the main, the blind, the fatherless, the afflicted, the needy,
the oppressed. And his expectations of these gods is that
they would defend the helpless, execute justice, rescue the oppressed,
deliver them from wickedness. This is God's expectation of you,
dear brother. Are you with judge, a magistrate? Are you
someone in authority? Are you someone who in this case
would represent God to be able to do these things
that he is calling the gods to do in Psalm
chapter eighty two. I know some people it's jarring for
me to use the term, but it's right in the text.
It's right in the text, and it's in Hebrew as well,
like for those who love to study ancient languages. And
so the responsibility for all people, but especially those with
these levels of authority or influence, is to actively defend
the vulnerable, fight against systematic injustice, use your influence for good,
stand against corruption. God's standards are not negotiable. M He
gives us the position so that we will be responsible.
All authority is accountable to God. Earthly power is temporary.
Notice I said in the beginning that this is delegated authority,
This is not deity. God is not bringing us up
to the level of who he is, but we are
to cooperate with him in Our response should be to
recognize our human accountability, to work for justice in our
sphere of influence, support the oppressed, and then trust God's
ultimate judgment. Okay, and if you want more on that,
Jesus was actually chiding the people of his day the
same way in John chapter ten, and he references here
the same space in the Book of Psalms chapter eighty two.
So what are you gonna do? God loves justice so
much that he delegates authority to humans to represent him. Peace.
Speaker 1: Thanks for joining us listening. Friends. Always remember we cannot
live by bread alone, but by every word that comes
from the mouth of God. This has been your daily
portion with el David Harris. Make it a great day. Yeah,