In the world, so many things are not right, you don’t have to look far to find some kind of injustice. It’s easy to drive ourselves crazy trying to control every single aspect of our lives.
1 Peter 2:21-23 tells us Jesus was reviled and insulted, yet He didn’t revile or insult in return, while He suffered. He made no threats, but kept entrusting Himself to the one who judges fairly.
When we are being mistreated or enduring injustices in our lives it’s easy to want to take matters into our hands or seek vengeance. However, the best thing we can do is say, “God, I’m going to trust You to be my vindicator.
We trust God for a raise at work, for better health, or the next thing in our lives. But God wants us to trust Him through things when we are experiencing injustices. Trusting God allows us to enjoy our lives even when everything is not the way we want it to be.
We have choices to make when see injustices. We could choose to be angry and bitter toward the people involved and try and vindicate ourselves, or we could choose to trust God to make wrong things right. Knowing He could pay us back for any injustice that is done to us.
Throughout life, I have endured a lot of injustices that left me bitter, and resentful and left me constantly blaming others. However, I realized these choices only left me stressed out and physically sick. Leaving no joy in my life. There’s a quote that says “Bitterness is like drinking poison.” It hurts only us rather than hurting the person we are angry with.
When we are hurt or mistreated, it’s easy to have an attitude that says, “Someone owes me.” But God’s Word says He wants to vindicate us. Only He can restore everything we’ve lost through the injustices we have experienced.
Isaiah 61:7-8 says,
“Instead of your shame, you will have double. Instead of dishonor, you will rejoice in their portion. Therefore in their land, they will possess double. Everlasting joy will be to them. For I, the Lord, love justice. I hate robbery and iniquity. I will give them their reward in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.
This tells us that if we trust God He will give us double, for our troubles,
No person can ever pay us back for what we’ve been through, but God can. When we trust God to be our vindicator get our eyes off everyone else and focus on Him it is truly amazing what He can do in our life.
Whatever is going on in your life, whatever you’ve endured, whatever doesn’t seem fair. You are not invisible to God, He cares about what you care about. He sees you and will deliver His vengeance at just the right time.
God is a God of justice and He can take every wrong and make it right.
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