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May 27
Wednesday


NONE SO BLIND

READ:
Psalm 82
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Inasmuch as you did
it to one of the least
of these My brethren,
you did it to Me.
__Matthew 25:40
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Singer Ray stevens is generally given credit for writing the phrase "There is none so blind as he who will not see," a line from the song "Everything Is Beautiful." But preacher Matthew Henry used the phrase 250 years ago when commenting on the lyrics of another songwriter, Asaph.

Asaph's lyrics were not as upbeat as those of Stevens. His song was a rebuke to the Israelites for failing to fulfill their God-given purpose. God had chosen them to show the world how to live right and judge justly, but they were failing miserably. Instead of defending the weak and fatherless, they were defending the unjust and showing partiality to the wicked (Ps. 82:2-3).

In his commentary on Psalm 82, Henry wrote: "A gift in secret blinds their eyes. They know not because they will not understand. None so blind as those that will not see. They have baffled their own consciences, and so they walk on in darkness."

Jesus confirmed God's interest in the weak and helpless. He explained that whatever is done for the "least of these" is done for Him (see Matt. 25:34-40). And he chided His disciples for keeping children away from Him (Luke 18:16).

Those who have eyes that see what God sees find ways to help the helpless. __Julie Ackerman Link
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`````````````````````Love through me, Love of God,``````````````
````````````````````````There is no love in me;``````````````````
````````````````````O Fire of love, light Thou the love`````````````
``````````````````That burns perpetually. --Carmichael````````````
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A test of true Christian love:
Do you help those who can't help you in return?

***************Today's Bible Reading __ Pssalm 82***************

1 God stands in the
congregation of the mighty;
He judges among the gods.

2 How long will you judge
unjustly, and show partiality
to the wicked? 3 defend the
poor and fatherless; do
justice to the afflicted and
needy. 4 Deliver the poor
and needy; free them from
the hand of the wicked.

5 They do not know, nor
do they understand; they
walk about in darkness all
the foundations of the earth
are unstable.

6 I said, "You are gods,
and all of you are children
of the most High. 7 But you
shall die like men, and fall
like one of the princes."

8 Arise, O God, judge the
earth; for You shall inherit
all nations.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

The psalmist reminds the mighty (v.1)__kings, judges, and those
in power--that as the protector of the poor and the powerless (vv.3-4), God will judge them on how they carry out this duty
(vv.1,8). Because God loves, cares for, provides for, and defends the powerless, God's people are to do likewise (Lev. 19:33-34; 25:35; Deut. 10:17-19). God prescribed the law of gleanings (Lev. 19:9-10;
23:22; Deut. 24:17-22) and the tithe to provide for them (Deut.
14:28-29; 26:12). God responds to their cries for justice (Ex. 22:21-
24). Anyone who withholds justice from them sins against God and
is accountable to Him (Deut. 24:14-15; 27:19). __Dim Kay Tee