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Second Samuel chapter 15 verse 4, then Absalom would say,

Oh, that I were judged in the land, then every man with a dispute or cause might come to me,

and I would give him justice. Now the context for this verse is a conspiracy from Absalom

to take the kingdom from King David. But the reason I want to lead us to pray according to

this verse in particular is because of the way God had set up the king to be the judge among his

people. So the people would bring disputes to the king and the king would rule justly. That's

why Absalom says, Oh, that I were judged in the land as king, then every man with a dispute

or cause might come to me and I would give him justice. So putting aside for a moment the fact

that this is Absalom wanting to overtake the king and all that was wrong about that and all

that was wrong, even in King David's leadership at this point, see God's design for the leader

among his people to be just and righteous and to rules and to rule and judge disputes and lead

the people with justice and righteousness. Now obviously things are different today, even among

God's people in the church, we are not a nation with a king in the same way that we see in the

Old Testament and we look around us in the world and we see nations led by kings or presidents or

dictators or prime ministers in all kinds of different ways. But one of the places my mind goes

when I think about God's design here in his word for his people specifically for a king, a leader

to carry out justice. I look around the world and we see so much injustice in leaders,

unrighteousness in leaders in so many different spheres, countries and nations and in other ways

and doesn't it make us all long for a king who is perfectly just, for a king who is perfectly

right. As we read through the Old Testament and we see the flaws and failures of kings,

ultimately these stories point us to a longing inside of us for a good, perfect, righteous

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