The Joy of Justice

Passage: Proverbs 21:1-15

As we celebrated July 4th this past week, I was reminded of the ending of the Pledge of Allegiance which states we are "one nation, under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all." Long before our founding fathers signed the Declaration of Independence, God called all individuals created in his image and institutions ordained by his will to pursue justice for all. One of the fundamental principles of living by God's wisdom is the pursuit and practice of true justice, which as we hear again and again in Proverbs, leads to joy and flourishing for individuals, families, communities and even countries. But such joy and flourishing is not ultimately found in the laws or judgments of men, but in the wisdom and ways of the One who is both just and justifier. It is found in knowing Jesus who suffered every injustice from us and bore God's justice for us, that we might share in the joy of seeing God's justice restored in the hearts and lives of individuals and institutions through Christ Jesus. Join us Sunday as we consider the joy of justice in the book of Proverbs.