Justice

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Justice today is a controversial subject. Everyone has an opinion for or against a verdict, and many a loud conversation is devoted to second-guessing the verdicts of the judge and jury.
“Of course he was guilty-but that judge let him off with a slap on the wrist!”
“She looked so innocent, all dressed up so well, the jury just fell for it.”
“It was that lawyer got him off; he should have been executed!”
“Probation-community control-house arrest-what is the country coming to?”
Doesn’t it seem strange that the human sense of right and wrong-of justice-should be so deeply stirred in some instances, and so apathetic in others? There was one Man who never did any wrong. Does a Man deserve to die who “went about doing good”? A Man who healed the sick and opened the eyes of the blind? His enemies could not find one honest charge to bring against Him, and listen to the words of His judge: “Ye have brought this Man unto me....I, having examined Him before you, have found no fault in this Man touching those things whereof ye accuse Him.”
Righteous indignation against tyranny and injustice, so loud in so many cases, is silent here. They delivered Him to be tortured and murdered! Were they ever brought to justice? What was their punishment? The world and its princes took sides with the murderers! Look around you at the world today and see if it is any different.
But God saw, and what a vindication of the Lord Jesus is found in Acts 17:30-3130And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent: 31Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead. (Acts 17:30‑31): “God... now commandeth all men everywhere to repent: because He hath appointed a day, in the which He will judge the world in righteousness by that Man whom He hath ordained; whereof He hath given assurance unto all men, in that He hath raised Him from the dead.”
The Judge has been appointed and the day has been set, but the great tribunal is not yet in session. Sure, unerring, divine retribution will fall on all His enemies. The One who was the victim has been appointed the Judge, but the gospel of God is proclaiming a wonderful message of glad tidings to repentant sinners today. Between the committing of the crime and the setting up of the great white throne of justice, He who was the victim and is soon to be the Judge has become the Savior.
“Be it known unto you therefore...that through this Man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins” (Acts 13:3838Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins: (Acts 13:38)). Oh, the wonder of that love!