Justice

Zechariah 7:7-9 - Are these not the words the LORD proclaimed through the earlier prophets when Jerusalem and its surrounding towns were at rest and prosperous, and the Negev and the western foothills were settled?’” And the word of the LORD came again to Zechariah: “This is what the LORD Almighty said: ‘Administer true justice; show mercy and compassion to one another.


Isaiah 1:17-18 - Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow. “Come now, let us settle the matter,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool.

Micah 6:8 - He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.

Hosea 10:12 - Sow righteousness for yourselves, reap the fruit of unfailing love, and break up your unplowed ground; for it is time to seek the LORD, until he comes and showers his righteousness on you.

Application:

· Do I take advantage of the fatherless and the widow? Do I seek the just functioning of society?
· Forgiveness is conditioned on reformation of life or being obedient.
· Do I act justly, love mercy and walk humbly with the Lord? Am I obedient?
· Do I do what is right? Am I blessed by God? Am I unproductive, or am I repentant? Have I made a radical new beginning? Am I becoming productive and fruitful? Am I loyal to Him?

All Scripture verses taken from NIV