My god is fair

The justice of God is a cardinal theme in the Bible, recurring and necessary. Much more in this age where the most essential values have been inverted by the debauchery of an apostate culture and the standards of justice have been upset by the sin of the impious man. Man, in his madness, he strives to achieve his ambitions and does it on his own no matter who he drags; he delights in the pursuit of the material and has forgotten that there is a just God who offers justice and mercy if he prostrates his heart first and seeks the values of his kingdom. The word of God speaks for itself: "Rather, seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you" (Mt 6.33).

God's justice speaks of man's relationship to his creator and of a supreme act of his sovereignty in imparting mercy to those who seek him with all their hearts. The justice that the Christian is called to seek before God is based on his behavior and his performance before God, before other believers and before unbelievers. God wants sons and daughters who do not approach their relationship with Him based on religiosity and the fulfillment of norms and standards of godly appearance, but through an intense and humble relationship that glorifies Him. The only one who is truly righteous is God. Make no mistake, God's justice is a gift, as is faith. Faith is the basic component of our spiritual architecture, the just will live by it -… "because the just will live by faith" (Galatians 3.11b) -, not by the merits achieved in the struggles against the earthly enemy.

Psalm 1, the door that gives access to the most beautiful and widely read devotional book in the world, opens up a universe of rich teachings on the blessings that the righteous receive from God. The righteous are not perfect, but they long for perfection as a response to life in the Spirit. Who are the righteous for God? “Dear children, don't let anyone fool you. He who does justice is just, just as he is just ”(1 Jn 3.7).

The Bible illustrates to us, in all its spiritual dimension, that the righteous were and still are, the upright in heart, those who show mercy, the faithful believers, the oppressed and needy, those who hope in God, those who seek his face in all times and love his name, those who esteem salvation and afflict their hearts when they sin, those who walk and act “as if seeing the invisible one”, those who trust and fear God, the meek, the poor in spirit, those who love his word, the humble, those who seek peace. The Bible tells stories of many men of faith who, although they sinned, obtained God's mercy and help in the most difficult moments of their lives: David, Noah, Abraham, Joshua, Paul and others. The present and future of the just is an abundant life, which bears fruit, because it is rooted in the Word of God. The opposite will inevitably happen for the wicked and enemies of divine justice.

The justice that comes from God is revealed in the gospel (Ro 1.17). His greatest manifestation of justice was the sacrifice of his Son Jesus to erase our sins and bring us salvation. Our finite mind cannot comprehend such an act of God's mercy and faithfulness. “This righteousness of God comes, through faith in Jesus Christ, to all who believe. In fact, there is no distinction ”(Ro 3.22). God offered Jesus Christ to reveal His righteousness to us. John surprises us even more with another incredible revelation: If you recognize that Jesus Christ is righteous, recognize also that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of him. (1 Jn 2.29). Let us therefore live to be worthy of the just Jesus from whom we were born to magnify his eternal justice!

God bless you

Suggested reading. Psalm 1