Jeremiah 23-24: Peaceful Meadows Laid Waste

Weep and wail, you shepherds;
   roll in the dust, you leaders of the flock.
For your time to be slaughtered has come;
   you will fall and be shattered like fine pottery.
The shepherds will have nowhere to flee,
   the leaders of the flock no place to escape.
Hear the cry of the shepherds,
   the wailing of the leaders of the flock,
   for the LORD is destroying their pasture.
The peaceful meadows will be laid waste
   because of the fierce anger of the LORD. - Jer. 25:34-37 NIV

Those who would be in leadership need to be mindful of this one thing.  God has a high standard for those who influence and watch over his flock, whether it be politicians, the head of world banks, media moguls, pastors, or televangelists.  Whenever those in leadership abuse their power, God will call them to account.  The verdant green pastures where they eat their fill at the expense of those they are supposedly representing will be destroyed and they will have no means of escape.  God will never let anyone live in peace at the expense of another. 

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