Are you tired of hearing people crying out about oppressions? Are you tired of seeking justice for those who have had offenses committed against them? What are you doing about it? Are you sticking your head in the sand? Will you do something more than that?
God has instructed us to rescue those being oppressed. He has told us to seek justice. How are we to start? First, we are to cleanse ourselves. We must rid ourselves of our negative attitude toward those who are oppressed and being wronged. We are to rid ourselves of evil.
Notice that God provides the steps to make ourselves clean. Stop doing evil things. Learn to do good things. Seek justice for not only ourselves but others. Rescue the oppressed, even if not physically but by supporting efforts to remove oppression. Defend the orphan, which may mean supporting organizations who provide homes for them. Help the widows by visiting them and supporting them, ensuring they are being properly cared for.
Think about those instructions a few minutes. If we were to do those things that God instructs us to do, the world would start moving in the right direction. We would see things start to change for the better. If we were to stop doing evil things and stop putting up with others doing evil things by correcting their behavior, the world would be a dramatically different place.
I pray we all stop doing evil. I pray we cleanse ourselves of our evil thoughts and ways. I pray each one of us will do good, seek justice, rescue the oppressed, defend the orphan, and care for widows. Stop doing evil. Cleanse yourself. Look for opportunities to do good in many different ways.
Isaiah 1:16-17
Wash yourselves; make yourselves clean;
remove your evil deeds
from before my eyes;
cease to do evil;
learn to do good;
seek justice;
rescue the oppressed;
defend the orphan;
plead for the widow.
Marty Pressey 