Luke 18 - True Justice

Well, I think this is some good word:

The Parable of the Persistent Widow

1Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up. 2He said: "In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor cared about men. 3And there was a widow in that town who kept coming to him with the plea, 'Grant me justice against my adversary.'

4"For some time he refused. But finally he said to himself, 'Even though I don't fear God or care about men, 5yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will see that she gets justice, so that she won't eventually wear me out with her coming!' "

6And the Lord said, "Listen to what the unjust judge says. 7And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off? 8I tell you, he will see that they get justice, and quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?"

Whether big or small, there are justice movements being raised up during these past decades. But here's the thing: what's the motive behind all the "saving the oppressed and the poor"? In this parable, the judge gave justice to the widow TO SHUT HER UP, not because he wanted to help her. He is being selfish instead of selfless.

Well, I believe many secular justice movements have the wrong motives for what they do, and we can basically break them down into two main ones: fame & money. We as believers ought to see this and start a true justice movement that is based out of the love of Christ. We let the poor into our homes not because we want them to stop begging but rather we want them to feel what it is to be loved. We gotta reach out to those who are lost in the desert & forest before they face the day of judgment.

The Antichrist will call forth a justice movement based on everything wrong motive, yet there will be people follow, begging for just a loaf of bread. And on the other end, the disciples of Jesus will also bring forth the greatest justice movement this world has never seen--walking in signs, wonders, and miracles through the love of Jesus and the power of the Holy Spirit.

What is justice to you?

Johnny