majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of
him in Deuteronomy 25:1,
"When men have a dispute, they are to take it to court and the judges
will decide the case, acquitting the innocent and condemning the
guilty."
Justice to the Lord is an important aspect of his nature. Clearly,
throughout the law we read again and again how justice is to be
carried out in the national life of Israel so that Israel would not
fall under the Lord's condemnation.
As I think of the Lord's nature, I have a tremendous appreciation for
the Lord's sense of justice. Knowing our Lord requires all wrongs to
be righted provides for the kind of world we can only wait for - a
world where honesty, justice and fairness prevail. Unfortunately
today, we live in a world dominated by the collective sin nature of us
all resulting in an environment where we discover there is no fairness
in this life, that justice is constantly thwarted and folks often take
advantage of one another. We all yearn for justice.
Yet, it is justice itself that has been my greatest threat. I have
sinned and the Lord's justice calls for my life. I deserve an eternity
in the lake of fire as I have not lived my life worthy of him. How
great the riches of God's mercy and kindness that he sent One to take
my punishment for me! Although I have not lived a life worthy of the
Lord, I have a wonderful hope of eternal life filled with God's
blessings because Jesus Christ took my punishment on himself! This is
grace!
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
trevor.fisk@gmail.com
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