Do we actually now have the leaders we deserve? Is this God’s judgment on our country?
Isaiah 9:15-19 The elder and honorable, he is the head; and the prophet who teaches lies, he is the tail.
For the leaders of this people led them astray; and their guided ones are swallowed up.
For this the Lord shall not rejoice over their young men, nor shall He have mercy on their orphans and widows; for everyone is a hypocrite and an evildoer, and every mouth speaks foolishness. In all this His anger is not turned away, but His hand is stretched out still.
For wickedness burns like the fire; it shall devour the briers and thorns, and shall kindle in the thickets of the forest, and they shall roll upwards like the lifting up of smoke.
Through the wrath of Jehovah of Hosts is the land scorched, and the people shall be as the fuel of the fire; no man shall have pity on his brother.
The leaders are corrupt, prideful, and look out only for themselves. But, the followers do not escape guilt and condemnation. ‘Follow the leader’ may seem to be a harmless children’s game, but it is a deadly, serious game for adults who lack biblical knowledge and discernment.
Luke 11:52-54 Woe to you, lawyers! For you have taken away the key of knowledge. You did not enter in yourselves, and you have hindered those who were entering in. And as He said these things to them, the scribes and Pharisees began to be terribly angry, and to draw Him out concerning many things, lying in ambush for Him, and seeking to catch something out of His mouth, so that they might accuse Him.
False prophets, false leaders, and false shepherds do not like being called out, criticized, or silenced. This has been true throughout all history and continues today. They can’t defend their actions, so they try to silence all opposition. They want complete, total submission to their authority, not God’s authority.
More next time.