How to Get Justice
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Luke 18:1-8
Unfair things happen to us all the time, and if we’re not careful we could allow the injustices of life to embitter us.
Sometimes these injustices are minor and can be swept away with a flick of prayer raised to Heaven, and a simple determination to let it go.
There are other times when the injustice done us has more serious consequences and to simply dismiss it results in serious suffering and dire consequences.
In The fist eight verses in the Gospel of Luke you will find the example of a widow who had no other protection other than the law. The law, however, failed her, for the judge in her case was a corrupt one, and would not use his position to her legal protection against her opponent. He must have known she had the law on her side and that a great injustice had been done her. He just would not act in her favour.
The judge, however, had not reckoned on the widow’s desperation and determination. She simply wore him down with her continual coming. Though he had not a whit of concern for the woman’s dire straits, he gave her protection anyway.
Jesus uses the case of this desperate widow to press home God’s faithfulness to His people:
And the Lord said, “Hear what the unrighteous judge said; 7 now, will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry to Him day and night, and will He delay long over them? 8 I tell you that He will bring about justice for them quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on the earth?” (Luke 18:6-8 – NASB)
According to Jesus there are two secrets to getting justice in extreme situations when all earthly means have failed us.
The first is not to give up earnest and persistent prayer: …will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry to Him day and night, and will He delay long over them?
Crying day and night is a rather extreme manner of praying, but it is the only solution in such cases of extreme injustice. The answer will come, though it may require a great deal of patience.
The second secret in these extreme situations is cling to the Faith once delivered to the saints. The original Greek text suggests Jesus was not just referring to the lack of any kind of faith (there may be plenty of that), but that the Faith may be a rare commodity at the end times: However, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on the earth?
If you have these two things you will overcome any injustice that is ever likely to come your way.
(© 12th October 1992 by Christopher Shennan)
“And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?”(Luke 18:7 – KJV)
Avenge me, Lord,
My adversary’s strong;
My adversary’s anger
Has been both deep and long.
He’s brought my soul to trouble:
My spirit’s sunk in mire,
And I’m tempted to believe
He’ll quench my strong desire.
Avenge me, Lord,
My adversary’s cruel;
My adversary’s planning
To take me for a fool.
I can’t resist much longer:
Such the wiles he casts my way —
My only hope’s in crying
To You both night and day.
Avenge me, Lord,
My adversary’s voice;
My adversary’s laughter
Is mocking all my choice.
You promised Your elect would
Ne’er call out in vain:
Though long they cry for judgement,
You’ll assuage their pain
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