the Third Week after Easter
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Daily Devotionals
Day by Day Devotional - Year 4 of 5
Psalms 58:1-11
Vv. 1-5 leave us under no illusion on the subject of human justice. If we find this picture too severe, we only need to remember the cross. Relationships between men are often settled on the basis of the law "might is right". And lies, together with the poison of slander are the weapons usually employed (vv. 3,4; Psalms 140:3). Yes, the world around us is filled with injustice, as it was in the time of David. But our attitude as Christians should be quite different from that of the godly Jew, as seen in vv. 6-10. In the time of the great tribulation, the godly Jew will only be able to call upon the God of vengeance to hasten the day when justice will reign on the earth. This day will surely come, but while we are waiting for it, it is still "the day of salvation" (2 Corinthians 6:2). Moreover it is our privilege, we to whom grace has been shown, to intercede for men with and before the Saviour God. The injustice which is all around us is the opportunity for us to go and sow "the fruit of righteousness" (James 3:18). It is not for us to try to improve the world which is incapable of improvement, but rather to show in the world the features of the Saviour.
