Reading
SAA Notes
Verse 10 is unfortunately so very true – people of integrity and fairness arouse the hate and anger of those who are bloodyminded. Jesus Himself is the supreme example.
SJA Notes
* Lord God, this is Your day, thank You for it – May we hearken to Your word today.
“An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous, but one whose way is straight is an abomination to the wicked.”
Today’s passage has much on the righteous and the wicked.
In this verse we see a coin-truth, one that is clearly visible throughout history and in our world today.
Justice is a vital heart-thread running through the life of God’s people.
God Himself loves justice. We read of this in Isaiah 61,
“For I the LORD love justice; I hate robbery and wrong;”
God calls His people to be the same, we read in Micah 6,
“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?”
The other side of the coin is that God’s people will endure much hatred from wicked folk.
Jesus tells us this in John 15,
“If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.”
In 2 Timothy 3 we read Paul saying,
“Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, while evil people and imposters will go on from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.”
Those who love wickedness will actively work against God’s people.
But we have a God who has won the victory over death, the devil and sin. What else have we to do but praise and trust Him today!
* Holy God,
Thank You for Your justice, that Your word promotes just living and justice for the downtrodden, hope for the hopeless.
Thank You for Your Spirit abiding in us.
Please save those around us Lord God.
Amen.