True Justice

Fairness seems to be an expectation of every individual. Why else would we need courts and and those appointed to decree what is fair. While we demand justice, we do so with no thought of the gauge by which we determine what is fair and just. Only one standard remains unshakable and unchanged: "The Lord waits to be gracious to you, and therefore He exalts Himself to show mercy to you. For He the Lord is a God of Justice; blessed are all those who wait for Him." (Isaiah 30:18). An avid and experienced hunter, Mister Bill tells me it is difficult to hit a moving target; the same principle can be applied to the world's ever-changing measure of justice. I suggest the fundamental problem with our concept of justice is rooted in an ignorance of God's Sovereign Mercy. Romans 3:23 tells us because of sin, every person has missed the mark of God's righteousness; hence, condemnation is our fair and just end. "But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ -- by grace you have been saved." (Ephesians 2:4-5). Instead of what we deserved, The God of Justice extended Mercy - "mercy triumphs over judgment" (James 2:13). Believers should [then] wisely refrain from self-declarations of what is fair and just; we are clearly recipients of Great Mercy. While God's Justice remains so does His Great Mercy to those who acknowledge Him and surrender to His Sovereignty. May the Forgiven by God always remember then rejoice in True Justice!