#GeraldsDevotional
Truth and Justice – The Hunger
Truth and Justice – The Hunger
Deep down inside, we all have an insatiable hunger and desire for justice… for fairness in every situation. We will say and do whatever we have to in order to achieve that justice. In order to determine what is just and fair, we all use a compass that points at what we see as
being true (that which distinguishes between what is right and wrong, good and bad). Our internal moral compass determines how we see and evaluate everything that happens around us as we distinguish between good and evil, justice and injustice. But once again, we all have a
strong desire for justice.
The Problem – That internal moral compass must be absolute as it points at what is good and true. Just as a modern navigating compass must be calibrated to point at true north in order to give us any other direction that is reliable, so must our moral
The Problem – That internal moral compass must be absolute as it points at what is good and true. Just as a modern navigating compass must be calibrated to point at true north in order to give us any other direction that is reliable, so must our moral
compasses be calibrated. Imagine if every vehicle that relies on global navigation used compass devices that were calibrated on different versions of what pointed to true north. We would have total chaos all over not knowing where we were going. Also, with a natural compass,
there is only one very precise reading that indicates absolute true north. This reading will ALWAYS take you to the North Pole and to no other place. When that heading is altered even a microscopic degree, it is no longer true north and 1) it will now NOT ever lead directly to
the North Pole, and 2) over time it will gradually stray further and further away from the North Pole to a global course that is random and chaotic.
Why is this a problem Gerald and why are you talking about it? This was the devotional theme that was on my heart as I woke up
Why is this a problem Gerald and why are you talking about it? This was the devotional theme that was on my heart as I woke up
this morning. It is related to my study of Job at the food bank and in so many ways it is a picture of the world around us today. You see, we do all want and demand justice and fairness. But the problem is that we naturally operate with our moral compasses calibrated differently
when it comes to determining what is good and distinguishing it from evil. In our fallen spiritual condition, we all naturally view what is good from the perspective of “what’s good for me and my benefit” or “what’s good as my emotions or understanding interprets it at the
moment.” This leads us to all have different moral compasses that point at different versions of what is absolute morale truth. As described in the previous paragraph, this leads to chaos as we all fight to achieve truth and justice as we perceive it. This is the picture you see
in the world today… it started with the fall in Genesis 3 and it is prominently on display all around us today.
One True North – In God’s kingdom, there is really only one true north. There is only one who determines absolute moral truth. He said “I am the way, the truth and
One True North – In God’s kingdom, there is really only one true north. There is only one who determines absolute moral truth. He said “I am the way, the truth and
the life” – Jesus in John 14:6. When we navigate our lives based on what we perceive to be justice, it will generally be lives centered on our needs and desires (many around us will be hurt eventually). But when we live our lives centered on God’s absolute truth and holiness (He
never ever varies at all from true north), the result is love, peace and heaven right here on earth as it is in heaven.
Closing thought – In this message, I talked about how we will all fight relentlessly for what we perceive in our hearts to be justice and truth. I recalled
Closing thought – In this message, I talked about how we will all fight relentlessly for what we perceive in our hearts to be justice and truth. I recalled
this morning of my studies in school of the Nazi Germany movement. In their own minds, the German leadership (the Third Reich) honestly thought they were doing what was good for the world in cleansing it of what they thought was evil and detestable.
It is vitally important for
It is vitally important for
all of us today to keep that fire burning in us to hunger insatiably for justice everyday!! But it is equally if not more important for us all to ensure our compasses are calibrated and pointing at the ABSOLUTE MORAL TRUTH, the true North, The Way, the Truth and the LIFE!!
God bless and keep us all (from our own selves).
“Democracy is a really great thing… if you can keep it.”
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“Democracy is a really great thing… if you can keep it.”
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