Laws for Ruling the Nation
One thing the world is in need of is justice. Upon inheriting the promised land, God strongly spoke about justice. He condemned bribery, confiscation of land and many other social ills. God knew pretty well that the times of Amos, and later on our time would come when injustice would become the order of the day.
Justice is no longer an ideal. The society and the Church preach about justice, yet do not live by justice. It is God's desire that our community leaders exercise justice. It is always Godly living for every believer to exercise justice. God's plan was that justice should take precedence in order for everyone to enjoy the milk and honey of the land. I want to believe that we are in the land full of milk and honey. However because of injustices, few are enjoying while the rest lamenting. Habakkuk almost gave up his faith in God when he argued the existence of God in the midst of injustices. He complained why God was not punishing the corrupt leaders. In His response, God told Habakkuk that the just should live by faith. In other words, justice was no longer a reality. The world no longer have justice and justice is now found in faith.
Man has the potential to manipulate God's order of creation. Are you a custodian of justice in your home, at your work place, in the society and in your Church. Are we not involved in bribery? Are we justly to the poor, the oppressed, the marginalized community? Are we not bearing false witnessed against our brothers/ sisters? Friends, when we fails to execute justice, we fail to fulfill the principle of Godly living. Blessings.Rev Sithole MCZ
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