GOD’S JUSTICE IS NEVER DILUTED OR COMPROMISED FOR ANYONE – WHOEVER IT MAY BE

The justice of God is never diluted or compromised for anyone, whoever they may be, and whatever they might have done – the Jew or a Gentile. Even I might have been used mightily, by God in the past – it does not alter anything. The justice of God is a “terrible thing” to fall into. Every misdeed will be brought to justice, and every wrong will have to be paid for. There is no way God can condone, ignore or look the other way, when it comes to sin – an act that is in violation of God’s explicit commands.

Adam and Even when they rebelled against God, the righteous God had no other way, but to send them out of the Garden of Eden. No ifs and buts, and no trying to find a way around God’s justice. To save the fallen man from the eternal consequences of his actions, God took upon Himself to rescue and restore us. This is the love of God. In Jesus Christ of Nazareth, we see the justice of God, and the love of God, perfectly satisfied, without any compromise or dilution, on either of them. Such is the rigidity of the righteous law of the LORD.

If that is how God had dealt with all of us, the fallen sinful world, do we dare to think that any injustices that we, as Christians commit, will be ignored by God?

Have we forgotten so soon, the City of Nineveh? Have forgotten so quickly the ‘disgraceful attitude’ of the prophet Jonah? Have we no remembrance of the heartfelt words of YAHWEH, for the people of Nineveh [Jonah 4:9-11] in response to the unbecoming thoughts, words and attitude of the prophet Jonah? The way God looks at things and people, is so very different from how we, as Christians wish to see and interpret. Many times we think, speak and behave like the prophet Jonah. Our attitudes are more a reflection of what is deep in our hearts, and what we actually believe in. May the LORD help us to think, speak and work just like our LORD and Master, while dealing with fellow human beings.

David, paid a huge price for his sin with Bathsheba. The illegitimate child had to die as a consequence of David and Bathsheba’s sin. No amount of fasting and prayer by David could save the child. The lesson for us – there is a price to pay for every sin, even if we repent of it. The sin is forgiven by God, but the fruit of our actions will bear its own consequences, and will run its full course, right here on the earth. What we sow, that we reap – Galatians 6:7. For those who reject Jesus Christ, the consequences of their sin, runs even beyond their death, and through all eternity.

The same justice applies to individuals groups, societies and nations. Nation of Israel is a fine example of how they have abandoned their God, and had to pay the price for it since 975 BC. First the kingdom of Israel was divided into two – 1 Kings 11:30-38. Then foreign powers were given the freedom to attack, plunder, enslave them [Isaiah 45:1; Jeremiah 27:6,] and ultimately destroy the very nation in 70 AD. Since 975 BC, till the destruction of Temple and Jerusalem in 70 AD, they had no peace. Even till date, close to 3000 years, there is no peace in Israel.

God owes no man an explanation. He is absolutely just and fair in all His dealings, and in all His judgements. Let us learn to understand this side of God, which most of the Christian world chooses to down play, if not, ignore it entirely. God is righteous, and He is absolutely fair. He does not, and will not spare anyone.

Dare I say any more than, what the LORD Jesus will say, to the many ministers, preachers and prophets who worked wonders while on earth? The Word of God says, “21 “Not everyone who says to Me, Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. 22 Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ 23 And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’” – Matthew 7:21-23; also Luke 6:46; 13:26, 27. They did wonders for sure, but they do not belong to God, rather to lawlessness, and to the lawless one.

The question is not about who will come under the righteous judgement of God. The point for us, to know and remember, as Christians and His ambassadors, is, God did not spare, Adam and Eve; He did not spare king David, the man after God’s own heart; the LORD did not spare the nation of Israel, the chosen people of God; God did not spare the people who worked wonders for the kingdom of God. If so, will God spare anyone who willingly and intentionally crosses with His righteous law, however ‘good’ and ‘noble’ the intentions? Mind you, JESUS CAME TO FULFILL THE LAW and the PROPHETS, and NOT TO DESTROY IT – Matthew 5:17-20.

Sadly, many Christians have forgotten that the law of God still matters to God. You think God will spare individuals, groups, societies, ‘Christian nations’ and the Church, if we do whatever we want, to get whatever we desire, in whatever way possible, in utter disregard to the revealed law of the LORD, because we think, we are ‘indispensable’ to the kingdom of God? We will be utterly disappointed as the ones Jesus mentions in Matthew 7:21-23. Let us always choose to walk with the LORD, in reverence and in obedience, to what He is asking us to do – the will of the Father. This is good for us, and the right thing to do.