He
layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous (Prov 2:7)
The Proverbs Of King Lemuel: Defending the
Defenseless: Proverbs 31:8-9
8) Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are
appointed to destruction.
9) Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor
and needy.
King
Lemuel now turns our attention to advice, given from His mother, to help us
understand the need to stand in defense of those who cannot defend themselves…
(this
principle helps us to understand why one of greatest priorities of our nation
should be the outlawing of abortions.
This is simply defending the right to life of babies who cannot speak
nor act on their own behalf)
EXPOSITION:
8) Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are
appointed to destruction.
The
need to defend those to the authorities that are over us…
We
are to loosen our mouths and open them widely for those who cannot speak for
themselves when they are waiting to be abolished.
Whenever
we see those who are facing abuse, mistreatment and ruin, those who cannot
speak for themselves, we are rescue them by presenting a loud defense on their
behalf. Standing up for the needy and
innocent is a hallmark of our Lord’s loving, just, forgiving character. Opportunities to defend the defenseless are opportunities
for us to present our Lord to a lost and dying world …
“Help us, O God of our salvation, for the
glory of thy name: and deliver us, and purge away our sins, for thy name's
sake. Wherefore should the
heathen say, Where [is] their God? let him be known among the heathen in our
sight [by] the revenging of the blood of thy servants [which is] shed. Let the sighing of the
prisoner come before thee; according to the greatness of thy power preserve
thou those that are appointed to die; (Psalms 79:9-11)
9) Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor
and needy.
The
need of those in authority to make just decisions in defense of the
defenseless…
1. We are to loosen our mouths and open them
widely when rendering our decisions
2. We are to clearly, directly present a defense
for those who are lacking and humble
Those
in authority are to always stand for those who are unable to defend
themselves. They are to stand for
justice even though they will not be able to receive personal gain from those
whom they acquit.
“Judge not according to the appearance, but
judge righteous judgment.” (John 7:24)
“Them that sin rebuke
before all, that others also may fear. I charge [thee] before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect
angels, that thou observe these things without preferring one before another,
doing nothing by partiality.” (1 Timothy 5:20-21)
SUMMARY:
We are to always
look out for the rights and fair treatment of those who are unable to defend
themselves. Whether we hold positions of
low authority, or whether we are the ones in authority deciding the issue at
hand, we are to always make work for fair, truthful decisions that will work
justice in the sight of all.
By
God’s grace, let us all study these proverbs diligently, giving them the value
that they deserve.
May the
Lord bless us as we receive this sound wisdom and then “Think On These Things”.
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