“I want Justice!”

The word seems right and has entered all of our minds at some point in our life….but do we really understand what we are asking for?

The Hebrew root word for Justice, found in Strong’s Concordance (# 6663), means “right” or the state of being right. God himself is the only one that is “right”. This right refers to the righteousness that God has and is. His righteousness is expressed towards us though his son Jesus Christ. Justice is utterly dependent upon righteousness. Out this state of being supremely righteous, God alone has the authority to make final judgments and he will exercise this right upon Judgment day.

Justice is a continual process and is carried out when we make decisions based on God’s Judgments. God’s judgments, simply stated, are His definition of what is “good” or “bad”. Justice, by its nature, will always be in accordance with the Character and Laws of God (I Kings 3:9).

Justice when applied to our lives brings order and peace. These are necessary for the survival of our very being. When it is not part of our daily existence we experience stress between our spirit and soul resulting in illness and disease.

The purpose for Justice is found in two of its basic meanings; to rectify and to prosper. God’s justice is for the purpose of bringing that which is wrong (sin) in man back to what is right, ultimately to restore man’s fellowship with his creator.

The depths of God’s mercy and love will never be experienced to its fullest until we understand Justice.

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