God’s Justice…..

In current America (October 31,2020), this proverb couldn’t be more fitting. Riots, protests, slander, our rights vs their rights, hating on our president, silencing/sensoring free speech, and of course social justice all are presented by the media as being unfair. In order to call something unjust, we have to know what just is. When you remove to Source of Justice (God) from our society, you can make justice mean whatever you want it to mean to fit your agenda. The reason why we have two opposing sides to this social justice dilemma is because one side thinks they understand while fighting against those that really do understand what justice really is. We all deserve justice, but it isn’t what we think it is. We are all sinners and are deserved of death (for the wages of sin is death). We all deserve to be punished eternally for our sin. Yes, we are all sinners. We are all guilty. The one who understands this, understands God’s justice, and understand His mercy and grace. From that perspective brings the proper attitude towards demanding justice versus properly carrying it out. Justice belongs solely to God. And those that understand it, play along with God’s way of carrying it out. One objective sign of someone who doesn’t understand the true meaning justice is when the conversation turns to name-calling and violence (either physical or verbal abuse). This shows the lack of understanding, the lack of trusting a system that was set up to carry it out, and unwillingness to hear the other side present their case. God’s justice is pure, it’s 100% accurate, and always distributed appropriately. The only thing we all miss sometimes is the fact that His timing may not always fit our timetable. God’s justice will always be carried out. It’s only a matter of time. And when it is, there’s no turning back, no regrets (on His end), and always deserved by the offender. The problem with today’s justice seekers is they want to do the punishing without God’s involvement. It won’t work. It won’t change anything. It will only divide, disappoint, and end in regret, when God isn’t in it. And more than anything else, when we demand justice without examining all the facts (only God can do that) we will be left with bitterness and a lot of unresolved anger. Justice is God’s job. Our job is to listen to Him and help carry out His justice (by doing it His way) when we have a role in seeing it played out. Without God there will never be true justice, regardless of what we think. Trust Him to do His job.

5 Evil people don’t understand justice,but those who follow the Lord understand completely. Proverbs 28:5