Righteousness and Truth

 Righteousness and Truth

July 16, 2025

Proverbs 16:12-13 (NASB95) 

12 It is an abomination for kings to commit wicked acts, For a throne is established on righteousness. 13 Righteous lips are the delight of kings, And he who speaks right is loved.

“In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.”

― George Orwell

We have been talking about interceding for the nation; praying for the world condition. Now it certainly seems that there are plenty of wicked acts by those in power to pray about. But how do we pray? Proverbs 16:13 says that a king delights in righteous lips, but our experience tells us that Orwell is more applicable in these days as telling the truth is often punished. A wicked king doesn’t want to be told the truth. Look what they did to Jeremiah. He told the truth to the king and got thrown into a pit! Still, we need to speak the truth in love and pray for righteousness to shine in the centers of power in our nation. We need to pray that those who are truly righteous will stand up and speak the truth. As Orwell said, this is a time of deceit, so telling the truth is often unpopular. Indeed, there is so much deceit around now, fake news if you will, that it is often difficult to discern the truth. Nations are at war, but which side, if any, is in the right? Some evil treatment of children has been exposed, but what is the whole truth, and who is really involved? Furthermore, if the list of all those involved was released, what would happen? Would they be punished individually, or would the nation as a whole suffer judgement? There are many unanswered questions in the current situation, and it is unclear even how we should pray. The only thing we are left with is to seek the Lord for His wisdom and knowledge, and pray according the the Spirit of revelation. We have seen the Lord act in the affairs of our nation in our history, so we pray that He will be gracious and move once more to restore righteousness and truth to our nation.