IT IS NOT GOD’S WILL FOR THE UNGODLY TO RULE THE RIGHTEOUS

 The yoke of oppression is broken off your shoulders because of the anointing of God's favour upon you.

Good -Life Devotional: 

IT IS NOT GOD’S WILL FOR THE UNGODLY TO RULE THE RIGHTEOUS

By Rev Michael Benson Ajayi 

    Psalm 125:3 declares, “For the scepter of wickedness shall not rest on the land allotted to the righteous, lest the righteous reach out their hands to iniquity.” It is against the will of God for the ungodly to rule over the righteous because such governance leads to widespread corruption and moral decay. When the wicked are in authority, sin increases, and even believers are tempted to compromise due to hardship and poverty (Proverbs 29:2). The oppression of the righteous often causes many to question God’s presence and power in the church. As it was in ancient Israel, the heathen now mock, saying, “Where is their God?” (Joel 2:17).

    Therefore, God calls His ministers and intercessors to cry out in fasting and prayer for deliverance from ungodly leadership. Joel 2:17 instructs, “Let the priests, the ministers of the Lord, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare Your people, O Lord, and give not Your heritage to reproach.”

    Jesus warned in Matthew 7:21–22 that not everyone who says “Lord, Lord” will enter the Kingdom, but only those who do the will of God. The Greek word for iniquity in that passage means illegality — showing that those who support or profit from unjust governance are living in rebellion against God.

    Christians must therefore uphold righteousness, pray for godly rulers (1 Timothy 2:1–2), and refuse to partake in systems of corruption (Ephesians 5:11), for righteousness exalts a nation (Proverbs 14:34).

  In our daily prayers we should seek a healthy appetite for God's word and righteous governance.

PRAYER: Heavenly Father forgive me of my sins against you I believe Jesus Christ died and was raised again for my salvation I receive him as lord and saviour and receive the Holy Spirit and power to overcome corruption.

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