Psalm 82
Reflect
It’s amazing that this psalm would be assigned on the day I write this devotional. Verses 3 and 4 became the prayer and motto for the Chain of Love Homes established in Brazil: “Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poor and oppressed. Rescue the weak and needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked.” Children, the helpless, weak and needy, so often are the victims of a cruel, selfish world. It was because of the brutal murder of a street child we knew that God spoke deeply of His desire to defend the fatherless and oppressed, and His deep desire for their rescue. Obedience to His call has resulted in the rescue and restoration of hundreds of children.
Apply
Pray and ask God to bring to your heart and mind an unjust situation, where there is helplessness and oppression. Ask Him to raise up those who will rescue and deliver in His name. Place yourself as a vessel to be used of God as He wills, so that your heart would become His heart.
Jerilyn Bayer
Pray
- For those who need to be encouraged in heart and united in love.
- Pray through the prayer page in the bulletin.
- Pray for Pastor Dan, our Lead Team Pastor (on sabbatical) and his family.
- Pray for our Hospitality Coordinator, Irene Dickau.
- Pray for our Daycare in its service to children and their families this week. Pray for the director, Kristy Thomas.