We often want
justice served quickly and completely for those who harm other people. Even the
saints in Heaven plead for justice.
Revelation 6:9-11 9 When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the
souls of those who had been slain because of the word of God and the testimony they had maintained.10 They called out in a loud voice, “How long, Sovereign Lord, holy and true, until you judge the inhabitants of the earth and avenge our blood?” 11 Then each of them was given a white robe, and they were told to wait a little longer, until the full
number of their fellow servants, their brothers and sisters, were killed just as they had been.
God is Just and will eventually avenge evil. He patiently and
lovingly withholds immediate justice to give people additional opportunities to
repent of their rebellion against Him and turn to follow Him.
II Peter 3:9 9 The Lord is
not slow in keeping his promise, as
some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to
perish, but everyone to come to repentance.
Are you and I pleading for justice now? Or, are we
waiting patiently for God’s final judgment day? Like the saints in Heaven, I
think it is natural and acceptable to ask God “how long?”. As we await His
justice, we can also focus on the grace and mercy He has already extended to
you and me, and rest in the assurance that God will bring justice in His
Sovereign time.Alice
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