Reflections on JusticeNäide

One sibling hurts another. The mother immediately says, ‘Tell your brother you are sorry.’ The child mutters, ‘I’m sorry’, not really meaning the words; the words are said simply to appease the mother.

We can do the same thing with our worship of God. We come to church on Sunday and sing songs of praise and love to God, but do not allow it to translate into how we live our lives each day. In Amos 5:23, God clearly says that songs sung with the wrong motives are just noise to him.

God doesn’t want mere words on Sunday; he desires that we live our lives reflecting his justice and righteousness each day. His expectation is that our profession of love for him is lived out daily in our right living and just behaviour. It should be like an overflowing, never-failing stream, that floods all that we do and say.

Challenge: Look for opportunities each day this week to show your love for God in how you act and respond to others. Flood them with God’s grace, mercy, justice, and righteousness.

Prayer: Lord, you are a God of righteousness and justice. May we not just say we love you, but show it by living rightly and acting justly to everyone we encounter.