Thought for the Week

What about bad leaders? Does God ever punish them? The answer is mixed. Sometimes God does intervene in the affairs of men. Frequently that is in answer to prayer. But sometimes it is simply because God needs to bring judgment. God has struck down religious leaders. Some examples of this happen because those religious leaders disobeyed direct commands from God. I said last week, “Leaders must follow a code.” A story in Leviticus 10, tells of Nadab and Abihu, heirs apparent to the High Priesthood, who offered incense, but not the recipe God required. They mixed up incense of their own re...