The Jesus Bible Reading Plan / JUSTICE

The Jesus Bible Reading Plan

Day 242 of 365 JUSTICE The psalmist knew that the God he served is a God of justice. He is a "God who judges the earth" (v. 11). The judges on earth were ruling unjustly. They were merely humans but acting as if they had divine power (vv. 1 - 2). Yet, the psalmist prayed to God, asking him to provide justice for his people and for sudden judgment to come upon the unrighteous (vv. 9 - 11). The psalmist was confident in God and his mighty power to bring divine justice upon these evil judges. Jesus echoed the admonition to rule with justice when he spoke to the Pharisees. He scolded them because they had "neglected the more important matters of the law - justice, mercy and faithfulness" (Mt 23:23). In the end, Jesus Christ will judge the living and the dead (2Ti 4:1). God's justice will be final and established forever. And the righteous, confident in their future reward (Ps 58:11), wait with great joy, recognizing that their Savior King has already won the victory (Rev 19:11 - 21). Jesus, I am confident in you and your ability to bring divine justice. Help me to remember, as I watch the battles play out, that the war has already been won. Amen. Psalms 58:1-11 NASB 1 Do you indeed speak righteousness, O gods? Do you judge uprightly, O sons of men? 2 No, in heart you work unrighteousness; On earth you weigh out the violence of your hands. 3 The wicked are estranged from the womb; These who speak lies go astray from birth. 4 They have venom like the venom of a serpent; Like a deaf cobra that stops up its ear, 5 So that it does not hear the voice of charmers, Or a skillful caster of spells. 6 O God, shatter their teeth in their mouth; Break out the fangs of the young lions, O L ord . 7 Let them flow away like water that runs off; When he aims his arrows, let them be as headless shafts. 8 Let them be as a snail which melts away as it goes along, Like the miscarriages of a woman which never see the sun. 9 Before your pots can feel the fire of thorns He will sweep them away with a whirlwind, the green and the burning alike. 10 The righteous will rejoice when he sees the vengeance; He will wash his feet in the blood of the wicked. 11 And men will say, "Surely there is a reward for the righteous;