Let Justice Roll
“But
let justice roll on like a river, righteousness like a never failing
stream!” Amos 5:24
We currently live in a world where
injustice can be seen very commonly. We
witness things that are not right and we long for the days when things will
become right. For followers of Jesus, we
take such matters to the heavenly courtroom, where we plead our case in
intercession before our Father who is also known as Jehovah Shaphat – God as
Judge.
The prophet Amos writes that the day
is coming and indeed it shall come. When
it does, justice will flow.
Righteousness will be like living waters. Things will be finally straightened out and
made right in the eyes of God. What are
to do while we wait? Well, we are to
practice, if you will, for the days of the new heaven and new earth. We are to bring heaven to earth while we
wait. How does that happen?
Every time we forgive, we have brought
heaven to earth. Each time we show love,
the Kingdom of heaven has come on earth, just as it is in heaven. When we bless those who persecute us, when we
love our enemies, it is God’s form of justice now, rolling like a river. We can clothe the naked, feed the hungry, be
kind and tender-hearted; and in so doing, display the righteousness of
Christ.
What is the Lord calling you to do, so
that your light shines forth before others?
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