| | Ps 64 Hear me, O God, as I voice my complaint; protect my life from the threat of the enemy. Hide me from the conspiracy of the wicked, from that noisy crowd of evildoers. They sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their words like deadly arrows. They shoot from ambush at the innocent man; they shoot at him suddenly, without fear. They encourage each other in evil plans, they talk about hiding their snares; they say, "Who will see them?" They plot injustice and say, "We have devised a perfect plan!" Surely the mind and heart of man are cunning. But God will shoot them with arrows; suddenly they will be struck down. He will turn their own tongues against them and bring them to ruin; all who see them will shake their heads in scorn. All mankind will fear; they will proclaim the works of God and ponder what he has done. Let the righteous rejoice in the LORD and take refuge in him; let all the upright in heart praise him!
I experienced injustice today and suspect I'm part of a people group that are oppressed. Honestly I've not experienced it before in such a profound way. Not getting the promotion I thought I deserved or being judged at fault for an auto accident I didn't cause...all feels hard and are unjust, but experiencing injustice b/c I belong to a people group is new for me.
As I prayed about it today, I realize I've not really been able to identify with those who are oppressed. I've almost subconsciously suspected that somehow they brought it on themselves. And perhaps in someway their progenitors may have through unhelpful behavior paved the way to stereotype that's led to persecution, but I realize its unhelpful, lacks grace, reveals my ignorance about the people group, and is unjust to think that way. We are each individual and not defined by the limitations inherent in stereotypes.
God is all about ending injustice...and He somehow uses us to help. For example, donating money to Love146 to end child sex trafficking is one way or like William Wilberforce to pour out one's entire life to follow a divine call is another. In Wilberforce's case it was two causes: ending the slave trade and encouraging the spread of 'manners' throughout England.
I'm realizing one first has to feel the very real pain of injustice in someway before one can glimpse God's heart toward injustice. I'm feeling pain tonight...and see the merest slivers of dawn's early light burning beyond the horizon...it hurts!
Praise the living God, who loves me and longs to see the earth transformed (Rom 8)...and He is calling me to fill the place He's ordained for me. |
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