IIT UBF - University Bible Fellowship at IIT

Daily Bread

Key Verse: 82:8

First, defend the weak and the fatherless (1-4). The highest court has been called to order. God is the Judge. He has called the "gods" (the rulers of this age) to account. He rebukes them for defending the unjust and showing partiality to the wicked (2). He exhorts them to defend the weak and the fatherless and uphold the cause of the oppressed (3). The scales of justice are often turned into the scales of oppression when earthly rulers and judges show partiality to the wicked and take bribes to look the other way. God will bring these "gods" to justice on Judgment Day.

Second, God will judge the earth (5-8). These "gods" know nothing. They walk about in darkness (5). They were placed in authority by God to bring justice and order on earth but now they will die like mere mortals. They will fall like every other ruler (7). God is the righteous Judge of all the earth. His judgment is just and impartial. We must put our faith in him and wait for the day when he will judge the wicked and save the righteous (8).

Prayer: Prayer: Lord, help me to live by faith and wait for you to rise up and judge the wicked.

One Word: God is the Righteous Judge