When Wicked Leaders Rule Over Us

What do the Scriptures say about wicked leaders ruling over us?

The psalmist David knew how to pray for the wicked, those who say they love God, but in actuality hate Him and advance their own agendas.

What is characteristic of the wicked (Psalm 36)

There is no fear of God before his eyes.

He flatters himself in his own eyes.

The words of his mouth are wickedness and deceit.

He ceases to be wise and to do good.

He devises wickedness on his bed.

He sets himself in a way that is not good; He does not abhor evil.

He advances the murder of children. He upholds what God hates.

He robs the righteous. He calls evil good and good evil.

What are we Christian's to do when the wicked walk on every side? (Psalm 37)

We are not to fret because of evildoers.

We are not to envy them, because God will cut them down Himself, like the grass.

We are to trust in the Lord and do good. We are to rest and wait patiently for our God

What Will God Do To Wicked Leaders?

God will cut them off.

Epigraph. C.H. Spurgeon, The Treasury of David, vol.2b (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1966), 380.