Comments from James

My thoughts:

God is a God of Justice. And what is Justice? Justice is being righteous and fair. God is all powerful and yet loving. He gave us covenants that show us how our relationship with him can be rewarding, lasting and fulfilling. He shows us how we can live to acquire our utmost potential, to accomplish his plan for us. We can join him. Jesus was sent to us so we could and we are called and then sent by him to the rest of the world to proclaim what we have come to know and experience. Jesus represents us to our creator and blots out our shortcomings and failings. He presents us to our Father who used Jesus to allow us to come to him by being cleaned and redeemed.

The Bible, in both the OT and the NT speak of a “Day of the Lord”, judgment. It is coming. It has to. How can you have justice without it? How can you be fair without it? What is the reason for righteous living and obedience to the one True, Holy God, Father, Creator, and Judge? It is simply to be with God and be like him.

The covenants are fair. They have only been broken on the human side and yet God still finds a way to allow us to be forgiven and still come to him. This is fair, this is justice. This justice also includes judgment and punishment. Not sent, by God unfairly, but allowed by him because of the unfairness and wrongness of man. Many times he has, and still does, calls for repentance and a turning away from what is wrong and evil. A call to come to him and listen, learn and obey and receive many blessings he has in store for us.

It requires of us a decision. He gives us the right to say no as well as yes. It is our decision to live with the consequences of our actions. Remember, it is almost never too late to accept, but it may be later than we think.