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Today, we are reading Psalm 58 answering the question, why do we need righteous judges?

And well, I recently got summoned for jury duty. And it wasn't just a normal

jury. It was a grand jury. And so if you aren't familiar, what that means is that if you're

selected, you not only have to go for jury selection day, you then have to go for two days a week

or three days a week for three months.

That is the commitment if you're selected for a grand jury.

Now, I was not selected to be on the jury, but I was chosen as an alternate.

But let me tell you, those are all the details I can share in the podcast.

However, I'd imagine many of us know what it's like to be

summoned for jury duty. When you get that letter in the mail, you're dreading it. You're thinking,

oh, how can I get out of this? How can I get out of jury duty? And as I started to get more of an

inside look at our justice system, I started to think, man, it's important to be

faithful with this opportunity because imagine if you're the person who's on trial, wouldn't

you want Christians in your jury? And wouldn't even, wouldn't it be even better if not only

your jury, but also your judge was a Christian as well. I would think

if you're a believer, you would also want believers determining your fate. None of us want our cities

or our courts or even our country to be ruled by people who are not marked by good character or

integrity. So imagine if you were the person on trial and you didn't have a good

judge. Someone who was crooked or morally twisted, wouldn't you prefer to have someone who is more

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