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Archive for 'Justice'

By the prayers and sacrifices of the few, many more will be saved than justice would demand…

Psalm 91:8 You need simply watch; the punishment of the wicked you will see.
“My beloved, what shall I do with the people of this generation? How is justice to be served? If justice were served, none would survive. But with the Lord there is mercy and fullness of redemption. My child, never cease [...]

Where mercy and judgment intersect, there is always turbulence…

Psalm 13:6 I trust in your faithfulness. Grant my heart joy in your help, that I may sing of the LORD, “How good our God has been to me!”
“My beloved, what do these words tell you?”
Lord, my God, they tell me that no matter what happens, your unfailing love and the gift [...]

Remain hopeful, for these things have been foretold for generations…

Isaiah 16:4-5 …When the struggle is ended, the ruin complete, and they have done with trampling the land, a throne shall be set up in mercy, and on it shall sit in fidelity (in David’s tent) a judge upholding right and prompt to do justice.
“My beloved, the world is greatly in need of [...]

The injustices of the world cry out to heaven…

Isaiah 1:16-17 Wash yourselves clean! Put away your misdeeds from before my eyes; cease doing evil; learn to do good. Make justice your aim: redress the wronged, hear the orphan’s plea, defend the widow.
“My beloved, do all these things for love of me and you will surely not lose your reward. [...]

When justice is circumvented, misery prevails…

Habakkuk 1:3-4 Why do you let me see ruin; why must I look at misery? Destruction and violence are before me; there is strife, and clamorous discord.  This is why the law is benumbed, and judgment is never rendered: Because the wicked circumvent the just; this is why judgment comes forth perverted.
“My [...]

How my heart desires that all would recognize that one person’s burden is a burden for all…

Hebrews 13:3 Be mindful of prisoners as if sharing their imprisonment, and of the ill-treated as of yourselves, for you also are in the body.
“Child, how my heart yearns for unity in the Body! How my heart desires that all would recognize that one person’s burden is a burden for all. Be the one [...]

Those who fear the Lord need not fear justice…

Malachi 3:20 But for you who fear my name, there will arise the sun of justice with its healing rays.
“My child, those who fear the Lord need not fear justice. Justice is a healing balm on a festering wound. It is only those who cause the wounds that need to fear the day of justice. [...]

The just reward of the just is glory, honor and peace…

Romans 2:10 But there will be glory, honor, and peace for everyone who does good, Jew first and then Greek.
“My beloved, the just reward of the just is glory, honor and peace. Work for justice always. Try, my child, to win these rewards on earth as well as in heaven. [...]