God Calls For Justice: Justice Defined
Celebrate Jubilee
Psalm 119:41-48
The Message
41-48 Let your love, God, shape my life
with salvation, exactly as you promised;
Then I'll be able to stand up to mockery
because I trusted your Word.
Don't ever deprive me of truth, not ever—
your commandments are what I depend on.
Oh, I'll guard with my life what you've revealed to me,
guard it now, guard it ever;
And I'll stride freely through wide open spaces
as I look for your truth and your wisdom;
Then I'll tell the world what I find,
speak out boldly in public, unembarrassed.
I cherish your commandments—oh, how I love them!—
relishing every fragment of your counsel.
with salvation, exactly as you promised;
Then I'll be able to stand up to mockery
because I trusted your Word.
Don't ever deprive me of truth, not ever—
your commandments are what I depend on.
Oh, I'll guard with my life what you've revealed to me,
guard it now, guard it ever;
And I'll stride freely through wide open spaces
as I look for your truth and your wisdom;
Then I'll tell the world what I find,
speak out boldly in public, unembarrassed.
I cherish your commandments—oh, how I love them!—
relishing every fragment of your counsel.
For Reflection
Why
this prayer? One reason might be that the psalmist after taking an
unpopular stand on which he thought was consistant with his obedience to
God's will experienced the fear sparked hatred with which many
expressed and perhaps violently. Following God's will for justice is
sometimes quite risky. The decision requires courage embedded in the
promise of comfort and abiding support. God reveals truth, God
emboldens human kind to speak and act in truth. Praise Him!
Pray
What could be a better prayer than this scripture? Read it often.
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