Tuesday, March 12, 2013



Read Proverbs 24:23-25  These verses are talking about good judges and bad judges.  Judges decide what is fair and what is not fair.  The first verse talks about respect of persons.  Respect of persons means that someone is nicer to their friends and nicer to someone who has a lot of stuff.  That is an unfair judge.  When a rich person comes into court with a speeding ticket, an unjust judge may let him off because they are friends.  The rich man may help the judge with a donation of money when the judge is running for re-election the next year.  But when a poor person comes into court, the judge gives him a stern talking to and then gives him a big fine because the judge just likes to be mean.  He isn’t afraid of the poor man.  But this judge is unfair.  This judge is a respecter of persons.  And everyone sees it and knows it.  People don’t like to have to pay a fine, but they know that they should pay if they are guilty.  But no one likes it when someone gets off just because they are a friend of the judge.  But all of us need to remember that some day we will all stand before Jesus Christ, the Righteous Judge.  There will be no hiding what we have done then.  Jesus knows all and will judge fairly.  You can count on that.

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