Sunday, June 03, 2007
Justice & God
Men can say they do justice. They may decree their judgment on cases like Lina Joy and cases to come like that of the Mongolian model Atalunya. But it is God's final judgment that counts. His word is always final, not the words of judges, ministers, friends or relatives. Jesus already has the victory, and even the Quran says it is Jesus who will come back in the last days.
Pray that God will instill the fear of God in the people in authority an dpower. In the end, they will all be judged by Him and have to face God and be judged. If they have the fear of God, they will not fear men and not seek approval of men, and be fair. If a country does not have a fair judicial system, the country will not be strong.
Psalms 58:
Do you rulers indeed speak justly?
Do you judge uprightly among men?
No, in your heart you devise injustice,
and your hand mete out violence on the earth.
Even from birth the wicked go astray;
from the womb they are wayward and speak lies.
Their venom is like the venom of the snake,
like that of a cobra that has stopped its ears,
that will not heed the tune of the charmer,
however skillful the enchanter will be.
Break the teeth in their mouths O God;
tear out, O Lord the fangs of the lions!
Let them vanish like water that flows away;
when they draw their bow, let their arrows be blunted.
Like a slug melting away as it moves along,
like a stillborn child, may they not see the sun.
Before your pots can feel the heat of thorns -
whether they be green or dry- the wicked will be swept away.
The righteous will be glad when they are avenged,
when they bathe their feet in the blood of the wicked.
Then men will say,"surely the righteous are still rewarded;
surely there is a God who judges the earth."
People in position can make judgments. Pray for the fear of God in them.
They owe it to their own conscience. It is they who will have to face God in the end with regards to any abuse of power or position. If I were a judge or minister, I will make decisions that I am at peace with my conscience (and providing that it is not seared).
There surely is a God who will judge all of us in the end.
Pray that God will instill the fear of God in the people in authority an dpower. In the end, they will all be judged by Him and have to face God and be judged. If they have the fear of God, they will not fear men and not seek approval of men, and be fair. If a country does not have a fair judicial system, the country will not be strong.
Psalms 58:
Do you rulers indeed speak justly?
Do you judge uprightly among men?
No, in your heart you devise injustice,
and your hand mete out violence on the earth.
Even from birth the wicked go astray;
from the womb they are wayward and speak lies.
Their venom is like the venom of the snake,
like that of a cobra that has stopped its ears,
that will not heed the tune of the charmer,
however skillful the enchanter will be.
Break the teeth in their mouths O God;
tear out, O Lord the fangs of the lions!
Let them vanish like water that flows away;
when they draw their bow, let their arrows be blunted.
Like a slug melting away as it moves along,
like a stillborn child, may they not see the sun.
Before your pots can feel the heat of thorns -
whether they be green or dry- the wicked will be swept away.
The righteous will be glad when they are avenged,
when they bathe their feet in the blood of the wicked.
Then men will say,"surely the righteous are still rewarded;
surely there is a God who judges the earth."
People in position can make judgments. Pray for the fear of God in them.
They owe it to their own conscience. It is they who will have to face God in the end with regards to any abuse of power or position. If I were a judge or minister, I will make decisions that I am at peace with my conscience (and providing that it is not seared).
There surely is a God who will judge all of us in the end.
