May 22

May 22, 2009
Proverbs and Justice
Proverbs 21:15 When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers.

Proverbs 28:5 Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the Lord understand it fully.

Proverbs 24:11-12 Rescue those being led away to death; hold back those staggering toward slaughter. If you say, "But we knew nothing about this," does not he who weighs the heart perceive it?

The evangelical church has a blind spot. There is something that historically we don’t see that we should, that is the character of God in the area of justice. For decades we have been champions at preaching the word but we have neglected matters of justice.

Where was the evangelical church in March 7, 1965 when Civil Rights leaders were crossing the Edmund Pettus Bridge?

Where was the evangelical church in 1973 when the Supreme Court gave the right to take the life of an unborn child?

Even today estimates are that 27 million people are still being held in the bondage of modern day slavery.

Is God concerned about the needs for such people? Jesus himself told the religious leaders of his day that they neglected justice and that they were hypocrites for doing so (Matthew 23:23).

If you need to be inspired about what one person can do in the fight for justice, this Memorial Weekend watch the movie, “Amazing Grace.” It tells about the 40 year struggle to overthrow the injustice of slavery in the British Empire by William Wilberforce. One person, plus God can change the world.

May we speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves and defend the rights of the needy.
God loves justice. May we love it, too!!