The ABC's of Wisdom: Building Character with Solomon by Ray Pritchard

Author:Ray Pritchard [Pritchard, Ray]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: wisdom teaching, christian wisdom
Publisher: Keep Believing Ministries
Published: 2011-04-19T12:59:48+00:00

Lord Jesus, You cared enough to get involved in this sinful world. Help me to do the same. Amen.

Name three people you know who got involved in helping others in need.

Where could you make a difference right now? What are you going to do about it?

JUSTICE

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The righteous care about justice for the poor, but the wicked have no such concern.

Proverbs 29:7

The Pledge of Allegiance ends with these four words: "and justice for all." Every time you say that, you're pledging to be part of a nation that will provide justice for all. And yet I recall the words of Thomas Jefferson who said, "Indeed, I tremble for my country when I remember that God is just."

Is God concerned about justice? If you want to know the answer to that question, just start reading your Bible. You will find the Bible crammed with passages where God expresses His concern for human justice.

The Hebrew word for justice is mishpat. Often in the Old Testament this word is applied to God's own character. God is just—He is absolutely fair and righteous in all His dealings. He gives to each person exactly what he deserves. The command to care about justice means "treating people right because you know God." In the Bible, this concept is applied in some very concrete ways: caring for the poor; remembering the widows and orphans; not plowing the corners of your field so that the hungry can get food; speaking the truth; paying a fair wage; having honest scales; not cheating; not engaging in extortion; and refusing to take advantage of the less fortunate.

As I read the Old Testament I am struck by what God says about four forgotten groups of people: the widows, the orphans, the poor, and the foreigners. God cares what happens to these four groups of people. By the word widow, I have also written down "single parents"; by orphans, I have written down "latch-key kids"; by the poor, I have written down "the homeless"; and by foreigners, I have written down "despised ethnic and racial minorities." It's amazing how relevant God's Word is. If you read any newspaper, you'll find out that the Bible is addressing the very problems that are tearing our society apart.

God sees the displaced peoples of the world. He sees the refugees of the world. He sees the homeless, the hurting of the world, and He cares about them. He wants His people to care about them too.

What does justice look like?

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