Justice for all

DEVOTION

PROVERBS

JUSTICE FOR ALL

Prov 29:4

4 By justice a king gives a country stability, but one who is greedy for bribes tears it down.

NIV

History records for us this truth within kingdoms where a man would almost bring himself to ruin selling or giving gifts to the king or queen in order to receive a favorable judgment in a case. Certainly our form of government was established to prevent such abuses of power. However we as through the formation of special interests groups who employ lobbyists to persuade judgments or legislation favorable to their cause by giving special gifts to those who govern. Greed is always fed in order to achieve a goal. It is only when a truly just person serves the people in governing, our land will experience stability. Unfortunately whenever we deal with mankind, it is unlikely we will ever find this just king. Some may appear to be concerned with justice, but in reality most of mankind is subject to some form of greed.  It would be a rare person indeed who could serve as king, president, emperor or dictator and govern without greed, but with justice. Again we are faced with the idea of God being the only king who rules with justice and gives the people of his kingdom stability. Satan would be the one who is greedy, wanting what God has, and accepts the bribes of people, offering their soul for a moment of pleasure, which may be their whole life, but in terms of eternity, a life is but a moment. Nevertheless we are citizens of the kingdom of God and our king is just, he rules with true justice and because of him we can live in stability. We are not tossed about on the high seas by every kind of doctrine, and the lies of the false prophets. We are not blown about by the wind unable to take a stand. We are not deceived by the lies of the devil and wander in the wrong direction of get diverted onto the wrong path. We live under the stability of a just king. He gives us his armor to protect us from any possible attack that would bring us down. But because God is so just, no man could ever possibly stand before him innocent. That is why God satisfied his own justice by sending his Son to die for us, so that through accepting his sacrifice, we could be declared innocent, holy and blameless in his sight. That is true justice and it brings complete stability in our lives. God cannot be bribed, we cannot pay him anything to receive this justice, it is his free gift to all who will believe. We can only thank him, and praise him for being the King who governs with justice.