November 21, 2010

Justice: November 18, 2010

Today's Word for Thursday November 18, 2010

JUSTICE

DEFINITION

Conformity to moral principles or law; merited reward or punishment; the administration of law; authority; jurisdiction.

SCRIPTURE
"For He is coming to judge the earth; with righteousness He shall judge the world, and the peoples with equity." Psalm 98:9

"Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ." Romans 5:1

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE

Justice involves doing what is right and just and fair, as we read in Proverbs 1:3. To do what is just requires wisdom and discernment that comes from the Lord. Proverbs 2:6 says, "For the Lord gives wisdom" and "then you will understand what is right and just and fair." (Proverbs 2:9) God gave us the Ten Commandments so that we can know God's standards of what is right and just and fair.

In Psalm 82:3 we read that we have the responsibility to defend the poor and needy and do justice to the offended.

God is the one who has given those in positions of authority the responsibility of administering justice. God says that "By me Kings reign and rulers declare justice." (Proverbs 8:15) Do our rulers and leaders in government realize this today? We do not think they govern with this in mind.

The scriptures have much to say about God and justice. In Isaiah 61:8 it reads: "For I the Lord, love justice, I hate robbery and inequity." And in Isaiah 30: 18 it reads: "Yet the Lord longs to be gracious to you; He rises to show you compassion. For the Lord is a God of justice."

We need to remember that God is not only a just God but a God of compassion. He does not want anyone to perish. He has provided justice to all through His Son, Jesus Christ. The verse above from Psalms 98 reminds us that He will come to judge the world and it will be a just judgment. Therefore it becomes our choice as to how we will be judged following our death and when we face the judgment seat of God.

Through our Web site we hear from Christians in other parts of the world who are suffering all kinds of injustice. Many have had their homes burned. It must be difficult not to wonder if God cares.

"And will not God bring about justice for His chosen ones, who cry out to Him day and night? Will He keep putting them off? I tell you, He will see that they get justice and quickly." Luke 18:7-8. It does seem like there is so much injustice in this world. It seems, to many, that God is doing nothing about the injustice and certainly not as quick as many may desire. These verses assure us that God is paying attention to those who cry out to Him. God's timing is not our timing but in His perfect timing He will see that those who love Him will get their justice.

And finally concerning the greatest judgment we will ever face, we need to remind you that we are born into this world as sinners. Because of this we will each one be judged by what we do with Jesus. God is a just God and that is why He sent His Son into the world to pay our penalty for our sins. There is no other way for us to escape eternal judgment than through Jesus. The scripture makes it very clear in John 14:6 when Jesus said to Thomas, one of His disciples: "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me."

There are no options. Either we except Jesus as our personal Savior or we reject Him and then face judgment and spend an eternity in Hell. Eternal judgment is terrible and most people do not take it seriously. Some say that God would never send one to hell, and He does not. He gives us the option so it is our choice, not His.

LEARNING

Our memory verse for this week is found in Deuteronomy 33:27

The eternal God is your refuge and underneath are the everlasting arms.

PRAYER

Thank You God that You sent Your only Son to die on the cross to pay the penalty for my sins. Help me to live a life that honors You so that others may see Christ through me and realize the importance of having a relationship with Jesus.

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