September 2

Eziekel 32
About 3 weeks ago someone stole Liam’s bicycle. Liam was enraged, rightly so. Whoever stole took from Liam one of his most prized possessions. Justice for that theft will probably never be served in this world. Last night the dogs were barking wildly at our bedroom window. Laura got up and looked out. Somebody was going through a bag of stuff. They came back a little later and seemed to be trying to steal the bicycles locked to our porch rail. She called the police. They said they would send an officer to drive around and look. This morning I found a few items on the ground by our trash can, some pictures in frames, an empty jewelry box, a half-full box of rifle shells. I guess that the person that the dogs had been barking at had stolen some things and was getting rid of the things that they did not want. Probably, justice will never be served in this world for his theft.
It is easy to complain against God that justice is not served. That has been a common complaint toward God throughout the ages, especially toward tyrants and unjust countries. Ezekiel sings a lament about Egypt finally receiving the justice due her. She will go down to Sheol, and what will she find there? She will find a host of other countries there that have also found the justice due them. There she will find the princes of Assyria, Elam, Meshech, Tubal and Edom. God does bring justice. It just might not come in our time.
The thief outside my door will receive justice. He will find it in one of two ways. He will repent and believe in Jesus. In which case, justice will have been served upon Jesus upon His cross. Or, he will receive justice for refusing to repent and believe. Either way, justice is served. Either way, mercy is extended, but mercy is only realized if it is received. It is the glory of our Lord to serve justice and extend mercy. Lord, I receive Your mercy! Indeed, we serve a glorious King! Speak His glory to someone today!
--Pastor john