Isaiah 59:11, “We all growl like bears, like doves we moan
mournfully. We wait for justice but there is none; for salvation, but it is far
from us.
Like Israel, we often growl, moan, sorrow, complain, and
grow restless waiting for justice. Even if we don’t show our frustration
visibly there is often a toe-tapping impatience. And when we witness injustice
to the helpless we become angry.
Angry enough to turn from waiting upon God and take matters
into our own hands?
Sometimes it is for personal satisfaction and other times a
worthy cause, but what Israel did recognize was that God alone could provide
the right kind of justice. He seeks restoration first. We have a tendency to
seek punishment first—unless, of course, it is us who need forgiveness.
In Revelation chapter 5 the writer weeps in heaven at the
book no one can open because no one is worthy to open the seal. “Stop weeping,”
he is told, “the Lion that is from the
tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has overcome so as to open the book and it
seven seals.”
We may need to wait for an external justice and, in some
situations, the solution may not come in time for us to see beyond horizon’s
reach. But we can choose internal integrity and trust in God’s promise of justice
His way regardless of the circumstances in the meantime.
Hope that seeks the Lord’s will and waits with compassion
and prayer.
Psalm of Worship: Psalm 98:2-3
“The Lord has made known His salvation;
He has revealed His righteousness in the sight of the
nations.
…. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our
God.”
