Bragging On Jesus

Proverbs in 365 Devotions For more go to braggingonjesus.com Proverbs 18:5 It is not good to be partial to the wicked or to deprive the righteous of justice. Justice and Impartiality R Aylor This is a great verse. It is straightforward. There is no apparent puzzle to what Solomon says. It probably needs no exposition… But let’s pause briefly on its simplicity… To the best of my knowledge, some sense of justice… some system of justice is built into every Nation… every peoples in the world. But… at the same time… in this broken world, no process for justice is 100% effective. Evil slips through the cracks even in the best judicious structure. I think it’s clear to all that there are times when evil gets rewarded and righteousness is punished,… I suspect much more often than we know. I mean, just think about it when you watch forensic files or cold case documentaries. We live in a culture where many think the definition of justice is to weigh the balance of the wrong committed with the good things that person