Justice!

Jeremiah 12: 1

You are always righteous, O Lord, when I bring a case before you. Yet I would speak with you about your justice:

Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all the faithless live at ease?

Larry King from CNN, said following the 9-11 disaster… “If God is so good, then why does He allow good people to suffer?”

I also hear that same statement, from anyone who has witnessed some sort of natural disaster or tragedy.

I love the great preacher John MacArthur, and I heard him say one time… “It is literally the grace of God that you and I are not at this very moment, consumed by the fire of His wrath.”

If God wasn’t a God of love, understanding and goodness, then only one sin by any individual, would be the end of everything.

I often wonder why, that in the midst of the darkness and sewage of morality in this country, why God’s mercy and love is still being poured out?

I mean, why not a little justice?

Jeremiah declared God to be righteous—but he was disappointed apparently, by the slowness of His justice.

I know a friend of mine, who is just finishing up divorce proceedings.

This person’s spouse has racked up huge debt on a credit card, that they themselves have to pay.

Is that justice?

Just be sure of this! Justice may not be played out in our lifetime, but one day the gavel will fall.

No one—including me, will get away with the shenanigans we were involved with down here on earth, apart from the grace of God.

The wicked will one day give an account, and so will those faithless one’s who live at ease.

God is the standard of righteousness and justice—man’s standard of those things are really meaningless.

Let’s remember, that the death of Jesus, was the ultimate demonstration of God’s justice and righteousness.

It was also a demonstration of His great love for all people