| September
23 Justice
It may be shocking to say
but sometimes we as Christians get too caught up
in love in mercy. Certainly God is a God
of those things, but He is also a God of
justice. God does not turn a blind eye to
sin.
We must be careful to
differentiate between justice and vengeance.
We should never want to get back at someone
because they hurt us in some way. We
should not have such an attitude but we can
rejoice when someone gets what they deserve.
Justice is a two way
street. Sinners deserve punishment and
they will not escape it in the end. But
those who have been forgiven also deserve
something. God blesses the righteous and
we can be happy when they receive what they
deserve as well. Although funerals are a
sad time, it should also be a time of rejoicing
for Christians who we know are now receiving
their eternal reward.
Those who do wrong should
be fearful of punishment. They should see
others facing justice and should tremble and
turn from their wicked ways. Sometimes it
happens. Often people are sorry, but
mainly because they got caught rather than
because they did wrong.
We can rejoice in God's
justice because we know that it is perfect.
It is never in revenge but is enacted out of
holiness. |
