Worship for Today: The Lord secures justice!

The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him in Psalm 140:12,
 
"I know that the Lord secures justice for the poor and upholds the cause of the needy."

 

While some see these kinds of statements in the Psalms as "window dressing", language to adorn a petition, etc., I see them as insights into the very heart of our Lord. Peter tells us that when it comes to Scripture, "men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit." 2 Peter 1:21. As David acknowledges what the Lord does, it is for me a window into the workings of the Lord's heart: what he is like, the kinds of things he does.

 

To me, living in this life can be frustrating at times. As we all know, life is filled with those who take advantage of one another. People lie, people take things that are not theirs, it seems some will do whatever it takes to fulfill what their misguided hearts desire. Often it seems, those who have been victimized by such find themselves with little recourse. And the perpetrators often seem to get away with it.

 

David lets us know their day is coming. Our Lord has a heart for the poor and the needy. He secures their justice. It may not come today, but as surely as it is today, their day is coming when the Lord will right all wrongs! As David says, the inevitable outcome of God's justice for the poor and needy is that the righteous will praise the Lord and the upright will live before him!  

 

Of course, the elephant in the room here is the justice I deserve... In a fantastic display of love and mercy, the Lord pays the price of justice for culprits just like me! How this all works out is just astonishing to me. I'm one of those who deserve justice, yet the Lord has paid the penalty for me. This, I believe he does, without denying the poor and the needy, those who have been victimized by sin. Astonishing to think of isn't it?!

Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share your thoughts of worship with us from your Bible reading today. We'd love to hear from you!
 
Trevor Fisk
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