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Day by Day Devotional - Year 4 of 5
Psalms 82:1-8
The sovereign Judge has set man on the earth with the duty of exercising justice there (Deuteronomy 1:17). Alas! we have only to open our eyes to see the way in which he exercises this responsibility. We ourselves are often indignant as to the injustice which is displayed all around us, especially when we are its victims, and it requires great patience on our part (James 5:10-11). We may understand then what must be the feelings of the righteous God above all else, and how great is His patience towards this world! It shone out most brightly when His Son was the object of supreme injustice at the hands of men.
And who then are to show the righteousness of God in the world today if not His own children? (But do not let us forget that injustice can take the form of an unfavourable or malicious judgment we make on someone). Every day we meet those whose faces perhaps leave us indifferent – those who are unhappy, the orphans, the afflicted, the needy (v. 3). Let us challenge ourselves as to whether it is not our duty to seek them out and to support them, showing compassion, and quite apart from such material aid as we are able to give, telling them of the love of the Lord Jesus.
