The Perfect Political Leader

Psalm 101 is a psalm of David the king. Not just a man wandering around talking about how he will live before God, but a king, a judge, a sort of policeman talking about how he will lead his people. And what a contrast he is to the majority of rulers! He says, “I will be careful to lead a blameless life,” “I will walk in my house with blameless eyes” (though he did fail at that once), “I will have nothing to do with evil.” All this he says as a man who knows he is a king by God’s kindness. Then as a leader looking out for his people, he says, “My eyes will be on the faithful in the land,” “he whose walk is blameless will minister to me,” “no one who practices deceit will dwell in my house…stand in my presence,” “I will put to silence all the wicked in the land…” Unlike so many rulers, he refuses to listen to lies, to have false counselors, to tolerate evil. A truly good king. How often does that happen?
Someday…someday—I think I can’t wait for Christ’s kingship. No more Sadaams and Hitlers and Stalins, no more Manassehs and Sauls and Athalias, no more Henry VIIIs and Richard Is and Caligulas. No more quarrelling over the Supreme Court or killing each other over the Constitution or pointing fingers of blame in natural disasters. No more leaders who can’t keep their hands to themselves or can be blackmailed or bribed. No more having to watch the news and worry about the way the country is being run. Perfect wisdom will guide decisions, perfect justice will deal with evil and with pain, perfect love will look out for the weak and needy. I wish it were now. Soon… “I call all times Soon.”