Scripture
Revelation 6:9-11 (ESV)
When he opened the fifth
seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for
the word of God and for the witness they had borne. They cried out
with a loud voice, “O Sovereign Lord, holy and true, how
long before you will judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on
the earth?” Then they were each given a white robe and told to
rest a little longer, until the number of their fellow servants and
their brothers should be complete, who were to be killed as they
themselves had been.
Devotional:
Justice, everyone wants
it. The problem is that we do not always
want God’s justice. Instead we really
desire vengeance. As I think about this
passage I reflect upon all those who have died because of their faith, what
about those who will die for their faith.
I recall several years ago a teenage girl at school was shot and killed
because of her faith. She refused to
renounce Jesus. There people today all
over the world who are murdered and martyred because of their faith in Jesus.
We wonder where the Justice
is. We ask where God is. Some even believe that God isn’t real or
doesn’t care. However, the truth is God
is there and He does care. In the end
God will deal out His justice. Truth be
told, we all deserve the wrath of His justice.
The only difference between a Christian whose belief is in Jesus and
everyone else is, Jesus. Jesus stepped
in our place and took on the punishment of God’s justice for us.
In the end we will all face
God and give an account of our lives.
For us Jesus stands before us because He already paid the price. For those who do not believe, they stand alone
condemned. They will bear the full force
of God’s justice and the punishment that goes with it. It is God’s desire that we all come to
Christ. God wishes that each and every
one of us will accept and believe. He
will not push or force His way into our hearts.
He will wait upon us and let us decide.
The only catch is that once this life is over it is too late.
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