How do you address injustice? How do you handle someone making unjust accusations against you or people you know? Do you trust in the laws of the land? Do you ask others to join you in your rally cry for justice? Do you sit and sulk? Have you spent time asking God to act on your behalf?
We immediately feel wronged when we have been unjustly accused. Yet, we react very differently depending on the accusation and from whom it came. The location, how the accusation is presented, and the people who hear it can all play into how we react.
King David was in a much different situation than most of us. Though he was ruling Israel, he had internal family strife. His own son was revolting against him, attempting to usurp his kingship. David was retreating, wanting to avoid a violent confrontation. He cried out to God for vindication. He laid his request at God’s feet.
We, too, can lay our requests at God’s feet. We can take our cries for justice to him. But that doesn’t mean we don’t act, that we simply sit and brood, waiting for God to miraculously make things right. David recognized this and acted against his son, Absalom. We will need to act, as well. Yet, our cry to God is not just that we are vindicated but that he guides us in our actions. Our willingness to follow God’s guidance, which may include waiting, going a different direction, or tackling the offense head on is part of God’s rectifying the situation.
I pray we all choose to go to God in prayer. I pray we cry out to him for justice. I pray each one of us will seek God to act and be willing to act alongside him, following his guidance. Spend time in prayer. Cry out to God for justice. Be willing to follow God’s guidance. Be ready to act.
Psalm 17:1
Hear a just cause, O Lord; attend to my cry;
give ear to my prayer from lips free of deceit.
Marty Pressey 