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Friday, March 16, 2007
"What's Fair"
5:6 "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied."
Matthew 5:6 NAS
"It just isn't fair!" These words have been spoken time and time again in every language. Sometimes said with tears, other times in anger. Sometimes aimed at situations, sometimes at people and many times at God. There are times when it is right to cry out and other times not.
It comes down to why. It comes down to attitude. Remember Jesus on the cross. Was that fair? What did he do? He came to love and to heal a broken world. A world that world murdered him as a criminal. His last day was not what would be fair glory due the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. Misery and suffering were His lot. Yet there was victory there.
The words "It is finished" were on His last breath. "Forgive them, they know not what they do." Yes, He did ask the question, "Father, why have you forsaken me?" He knew the despair and agony of death. He knew about fairness and gave His all for fairness and for us.
We are the ones that need to cry unfair, gives us our due. Yet, what is our due? The wages of sin are death. We are fallen creatures, we disobeyed in the garden and in our daily walk. Why not ask for fairness now? Give us the death we deserve. God went beyond fairness. He felt we were worth His own life. You are precious in Jesus' sight. He bought you with His own blood and suffering.
"Jesus, help me to be fair. Help me to be righteous like You are. Help me to treat others fairly and honestly but with Your fairness of grace and mercy. Fill me, Lord that I might understand the true meaning of righteousness for I hunger for Your righteousness. Amen"
Prayer
Copyright © 2007 Rev. Leslie A. Johnson
Things to Ponder
1) Righteousness is right-minded with God, doing with God not against Him.
2) We hunger and thirst for that place were mercy, grace and restoration are given.
3) I have heard it said that it is as if there were this huge void in our soul, and only God can satisfy it. We still try to fill it with everything else and it can never be enough. Great fame, fortune and accomplishment still leave us empty. Only God satisfies.
4) What we need is beyond fairness-it is mercy and grace.
Copyright © 2007 Rev. Leslie A. Johnson
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