Dereliction of Duty - Job 12:24-25

He takes away the understanding of the chiefs of the people of the earth, and makes them wander in a pathless wilderness. They grope in the dark without light, and He makes them stagger like a drunken man. - Job 12:24-25

    Revisiting the recent SCOTUS decision on gay marriage one would be remiss were he or she to overlook the glaring fact that God’s all-powerful hand was at work in the chambers of the court and in the Oval Office. “Therefore He has mercy on whom He wills, and whom He wills He hardens.” - Romans 9:18. And it would not be the first time in history that our heavenly Father hardened the hearts of those in power. One need only look back to the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision to see another heinous example of our Supreme Court (I use the term lightly) over-stepping the grounds of common decency, in the least, and an outright violation of the 6th Commandment at worst.
    Throughout history God has hardened many a human heart. “And the Lord said to Moses, ‘When you go back to Egypt, see that you do all those wonders before Pharaoh which I have put in your hand. But I will harden his heart, so that he will not let the people go.’” - Exodus 4:21 The fact that God hardens one’s heart, however, does not mitigate the actions of the sinner. The sinner has still transgressed the laws of God. Each and every sinner intrinsically knows true moral right form wrong, yet he or she still makes the choice to sin. When a sitting President or Supreme Court judge chooses to do evil rather than good the sin remains with them! When these “chiefs of the people of the earth” commit such overt sins it is certainly a dereliction of duty.  And with their sin they will ultimately face the coming judgment of God - “But in accordance with your hardness and your impenitent heart you are treasuring up for yourself wrath in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God . . .” - Romans 2:5
    In times such as these we must remain faithful and know in our hearts that God is still in complete control. “And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.” - Romans 8:28.
    Let us continue to trust in His purpose and pray that God’s will be done on earth as it is in heaven.