Posts Tagged ‘ Justice ’

VerseD: Acts 1:8

“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come on you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”

Acts 1:8, CSB

The message has not changed, and we are empowered by the Holy Spirit to be Christ’s witnesses to the world, proclaiming His death, resurrection, ascension, and imminent return.

VerseD: Micah 6:8

Mankind, he has told each of you what is good  and what it is the Lord requires of you: to act justly, to love faithfulness, and to walk humbly with your God.

Micah 6:8, CSB

Micah re-worded the two greatest commandments of loving God and loving others. The message has not changed, only that God became human in the person of Jesus to show us what it means.

VerseD: Isaiah 1:17

Learn to do what is good. Pursue justice.  Correct the oppressor.  Defend the rights of the fatherless. Plead the widow’s cause.

Isaiah 1:17, CSB

God is love and desires to be with us, and He has called us to follow Him in bringing peace and justice to this world by inviting others into relationship with Him.

VerseD: Amos 5:24

But let justice flow like water, and righteousness, like an unfailing stream.

Amos 5:24, CSB

God is in control and cares for us, working His justice through us until Christ returns and brings final justice to fruition.

VerseD: Isaiah 53:5

But he was pierced because of our rebellion, crushed because of our iniquities; punishment for our peace was on him, and we are healed by his wounds.

Isaiah 53:5, CSB

God is faithful, and His faithfulness grows from His justice. To perform His divine justice, He took the penalty we deserve, faithfully fulfilling the need out of His love for His creation: us.

VerseD: Micah 6:8

‭He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?

Micah 6:8, ESV‬

Our sovereign God has shown us the path of peace: to love God through acknowledging His goodness and our need for Him and by living rightly with others in kindness, love, and justice.

VerseD: Amos 5:24

But let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.

Amos 5:24, ESV‬

Seeking God helps us understand ourselves and our world better, and He empowers us to enact His justice and goodness in this world.

VerseD: 1 Peter 4:8

Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins.

‭1 Peter‬ ‭4:8‬, ‭ESV‬

We often feel like we should enact justice, but God moves in us to love others with His love. Sometimes this involves using us to bring justice, but we are reminded that He paid the price for justice and will return to fulfill all justice against wickedness.

VerseD: Amos 5:24

But let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.

Amos 5:24, ESV

Our God faced the justice we deserved through Christ on the cross, and now His righteousness flows to we who believe in that work.

May His righteousness flow through us to help others believe, too.

VerseD: Proverbs 19:21

Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand.

Proverbs 19:21, ESV

We like to think we know what’s best for our lives, but God has told us through His Word what the best way to live is.

Micah 6:8, James 1:27

Acts 2:38, 16:31

Romans 10:9

Matthew 22:37-40

Matthew 28:18-20