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Ecclesiastes 5:8, If you see the oppression of the poor, and the perversion of justice and righteousness in a province, do not marvel at the matter; for high official watches over high official, and higher officials are over them.  (The blackened words are my emphasis)

 

Power in government is an interesting topic to me.  Those who come into leadership positions must decide how they are going to use the power given to them by the position they hold.  Too often in the history of governments that power has been abused.  Often the leader is given their position through the election process (ie. the United States).  The individual campaign on being a great candidate while slinging mud at their opponents.  And, often the real agenda that is supported is hidden from the view of the voters.

 

In the verse from Ecclesiastes, Solomon is concerned for the way the poor are treated; he has observed the lack of justice given to them.  Solomon writes of social injustice within the world system we live in.  I believe we can relate to this because it is a constant source of distraction as we hear all the reports of social injustice today.  You know what I am talking about.  What is fake and what is not?  What it is false and what is true?  We have only what we are told and often that is questionable.  Solomon is cautioning us not to be surprised by all the injustice; he does want us to be aware of it.

 

What does Solomon want us to understand when he says, “for high official watches over high official, and higher officials are over them”?  Perhaps he is telling us that the entire system of government, from top to bottom, is corrupt.  We have certainly seen corruption in each branch of government and at all levels within them.  Who is telling us the truth?

 

In the last page of the blog, I mentioned that we are being watched.  Okay, I said the CCP is watching the Chinese people.  We are only fooling ourselves to think that is only a communist thing.  Satellites, drones, monitoring our emails, computer searches and the fact that a judge can allow any of our personal data to be looked into is all wrong. 

 

To be “watched” can have both negative and positive implications.  It is positive when one watches another in order to protect them from harm.  But to watch someone when they are unaware of it in order to gain control over them is definitely negative!  Read verse 9 in Ecclesiastes 5.  Solomon states the king or in our case the president is served by the watching – the corrupt system.

 

Our hope lies with Jesus Christ.  As was said yesterday, He is continually with those who follow Him.  He is with us through every situation we go through.  It is humbling to know that He cares for you and me and that He watches us.  The solution to the corruption we see around us is near but will not come until Jesus is here with us on earth.  My belief is that the corruption is going to grow worse.

 

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