{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/623f2865c03b4d0012372cf6/6533f17a9bf3570012486b03?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Speak Up For Those Who Cannot Speak For Themselves","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/623f2865c03b4d0012372cf6/1697902976911-3f9432ed5b796fec52413e09e0ecb6a5.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>On this award-winning show, we look at <strong>Proverbs 31:8–9. </strong><em>“Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy.” </em>God intends for people in power to be a voice for the voiceless. It takes having the heart of God and the Spirit of God to know how to “defend the rights of the poor and needy. There are those who claim to defend the poor and play on emotionalism to get money from those with guilty consciences. Problems are invented to justify social programs, while often the true issues go unanswered and ignored because they require true wisdom and true sacrifice.</p>","author_name":"Johnnie Jones"}