MONDAY, 10 JUNE 2024
TEXT:
PROVERBS 24:13-22
13:
Eat honey, my son, for it is good; honey from the comb is sweet to your taste.
14:
Know also that wisdom is like honey for you: If you find it, there is a future
hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off.
15:
Do not lurk like a thief near the house of the righteous, do not plunder their
dwelling place;
16:
for though the righteous fall seven times, they rise again, but the wicked
stumble when calamity strikes.
17:
Do not gloat when your enemy falls; when they stumble, do not let your heart
rejoice,
18:
or the Lord will see and disapprove and turn his wrath away from them.
19:
Do not fret because of evildoers or be envious of the wicked,
20:
for the evildoer has no future hope, and the lamp of the wicked will be snuffed
out.
21:
Fear the Lord and the king, my son, and do not join with rebellious officials,
22:
for those two will send sudden destruction on them, and who knows what
calamities they can bring?
(New International Version Holy
Bible)
TOPIC:
INJUSTICE AS A CURSE
There
are many in the church today who claim to have been redeemed and possess the
truth but fall short when it comes to matters of justice and treating all human
beings equitably. Why do we show partiality while dealing with one another?
Self-will
is at the centre of it all. Other reasons include affiliation to tribes, greed,
pride, desire for vengeance, etc. Whatever reasons one might advance for being
partial, the bottom line is the refusal to surrender to the lordship of Jesus
Christ.
The
judiciary in Africa is riddled with many cases of injustice despite the shame
such judgment attract. Justice has become a commodity for the highest bidder.
We
are expected to be just and fair in our everyday dealings with family members
and neighbours. This is because God requires that we owe nothing except to love
and by this demonstrate that we are members of the body of Christ where justice
and equity prevail.
QUESTION:
Have you been impartial in treating everyone?
PRAYER:
Lord Jesus Christ, please forgive me those times that I chose to be partial and
just. Amen.
Remain
Blessed
No comments:
Post a Comment