My heart will cry out for Moab … Therefore my heart shall resound like a harp for Moab, and my inner being for Kir Heres (Isaiah 15:5; 16:11).
Judgment from God falls on Israel’s enemy and Moab is inconsolable (Isaiah 15:2-4, 5-9; 16:7-8, 10). And yet Isaiah weeps for them!
No gloating.
No “I told you so.”
No smug self-righteousness.
A mark of a godly leader is one whose heart is broken by what breaks God’s heart.
“Do not gloat when your enemy falls; when he stumbles, do not let your heart rejoice” (Proverbs 24:17).
Remember—there, but for the grace of God, go I.
It is actually God’s mercy that His throne is established and judgment can bring an end to the suffering of punishment (Isaiah 16:5). But in the meantime, we should rescue those careening toward God’s punishment, watering our testimony with our tears.
This is part 27 in my series on godly leadership. You can check out all of my posts in this series by clicking here.
Craig T. Owens 
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