Psalm 99 ~ The King in His might loves justice. You have established equity

Psalm 99

The Lord reigns; let the peoples tremble!
He sits enthroned upon the cherubim; let the earth quake!

2 The Lord is great in Zion;
he is exalted over all the peoples.
3 Let them praise your great and awesome name!
Holy is he!

4 The King in his might loves justice.
You have established equity;
you have executed justice
and righteousness in Jacob.
5 Exalt the Lord our God;
worship at his footstool!
Holy is he!

6 Moses and Aaron were among his priests,
Samuel also was among those who called upon his name.
They called to the Lord, and he answered them.
7 In the pillar of the cloud he spoke to them;
they kept his testimonies
and the statute that he gave them.

 
8 O Lord our God, you answered them;
you were a forgiving God to them,
but an avenger of their wrongdoings.
9 Exalt the Lord our God,
and worship at his holy mountain;
for the Lord our God is holy!


How about that - in the Spirit of Love? Love justice, establish equity, execute justice and righteousness. Call upon His name - taste and see, if we ask for these virtues - His answers. Forgiveness in those who seek His peace and mercy. He loves to give mercy with kindness.

There is a difference - the Good Ship Lollipop - vs . the Fellowship of Being Toward the Goal - to win the prize for which God has called me. We are called by the Vine to be part of His Vineyard.

Micah 6:8
He has told you, O man, what is good;
and what does the Lord require of you
but to do justice, and to love kindness,
and to walk humbly with your God?

The Psalms are considered a warm place; not only do we hear actual history, we are given the emotional attributes of our Father God. ....... God is great and awesome.

The Lord heard the grumbling of the people - they were hungry, how did He reply?

Exodus 16:10-12
10 And as soon as Aaron spoke to the whole congregation of the people of Israel, they looked toward the wilderness, and behold, the glory of the Lord appeared in the cloud. 11 And the Lord said to Moses, 12 “I have heard the grumbling of the people of Israel. Say to them, ‘At twilight you shall eat meat, and in the morning you shall be filled with bread. Then you shall know that I am the Lord your God.’”

Amen. The Word of the Lord came to be so. Let it be so, we say, when we say - Amen.

Joshua kept His testimonies and the statute that He gave them.

Joshua 23:6
Be very strong; be careful to obey all that is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, without turning aside to the right or to the left.

And who else set their path, their journey on straight ahead? Isaiah and John. This is a characteristic of the Work of the Lord.

John 1:23
He said, “I am the voice of one crying out in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord,’ as the prophet Isaiah said.”

Many times in life, we come to a crossroad. Do we turn the other cheek, even if we walk away. Or do we resist the devil and the evil one will flee from us. Or speak the truth in love. And then we consider Jesus said:

Matthew 18:22
Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you seven times, but seventy times seven."

490 times. However, if you know someone long enough, probably the non-verbal of communication comes into play. Jesus said in 1 Corinthians 7:15 ,we are called to live in peace. God does not want us to love others and suffer as one who does not love themselves. Hair shirts are not of Him.

The last few weeks have seen their own fair share of "let the days problem's take care of themselves". We do not have to bash people over the head to make a point. Jesus said we are fishers of mankind. Sometimes a bit of patience, some time, a long string and the right message will cause a heart ripe with reason, love and charity to cause bridges to be built. This was a week an old friend came to ring the door to say "I'm sorry!" Another friend to ponder the golden rule.  Another the 490 forgiveness rule to be water under the bridge as life places us in different directions - with a gentle sigh of fair thee well  - in the Lord's hands. Jesus said He is God.

There is a factor in seeking Justice - over zealous belief Justice is the goal. Balance is really the key. Seeking Justice should be done with a willingness to be reasonable, achieving a place of balance in righteousness and fairness. The communication should lead to an amicable resolution.

Then again, in Rick Warren and his brother in law Tom Holladay's, "40 Days of Love" there is very good look at what practical forgiveness looks like in justice seeking. Jesus did not say don't seek Justice, He said be willing to settle before you reach the Judge. And in the American Judicial systems, one would tend to agree. A jury trial is a flip of a coin for a verdict. Go with give and take. Take it from one who has hired a few attorneys for Estates, justice and Guardianships.


Philippians 3:13-14
Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead. I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.




 
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