God Is Just,...Always

Good Morning!! Sometimes earthly fathers can misuse the power given to them over their children,...and if we apply these imperfections to our concept of God, we will most likely question His authority, motives, and even His right to punish us,...thinking He gives, and takes away, for His own pleasure. No one should have been more inclined, or expected to think that God was unfair, than Job. That guy lost everything he had,...and still, he kept his cool and stood by his innocence. His friend, Elihu, helped to make sense of it all by affirming God’s fairness:

He repays everyone for what they have done; he brings on them what their conduct deserves. It is unthinkable that God would do wrong, that the Almighty would pervert justice.—Job 34:11-12 (NIV)
Our time is short, our vision is limited,...and our understanding does not even come close to being able to grasp the mind of God. HE is perfect, so everything He does is right and good, and He cannot overlook sin. We can thank Him that justice was satisfied on the Cross, that horrid day when Jesus paid the price for our sins so we could be forgiven. That act of sacrifice allows God to be both loving and fair. If we are in Christ, the punishment for our sin falls on Christ. That’s huge; it’s the core of what separates Christianity from all other religions.

" Everybody wants to see justice done,...to somebody else."

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Father God, we have seen the misuse of justice on this earth, but don’t let that taint your perspective of You. Don’t let us use that as an excuse to reject the fact that You are both loving and perfectly just. Give us eyes to see the Cross as the historical place, where Your power and justice and love came together perfectly for us all. Amen.

" Contentment is not possessing everything,...but giving thanks for everything you possess."