Stand for Social Justice, Divine Justice or Just Stand There?

Today social justice is a trending movement among millennials and many in the church.

I believe in social justice.

I advocate social justice.

I participate in social justice.

While boycotts and petitions may be effective at times, we must keep in mind something that’s more powerful than a picket sign – DIVINE JUSTICE.

Corrupt cops and greedy governmental officials are not easy systems to change overnight. As a people, some levels of violence and oppression leave us feeling powerless and defeated. Adversely the Word tells us we don’t have to be influence by a spirit of fear because the Lord has empowered us with love .

We need to love our way to divine justice.

God has given us a special gift of ministry that we must keep blazed! God doesn’t want us to be shy with his gifts, but bold and loving and sensible. That gift is called faith.

We need to faith our way to freedom.

If we fight injustices with love and faith rather than loud arguing and Facebook beef, we are less like to add fuel to the fire. Paul writes in Romans 12:19-21:

Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.” To the contrary, “if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals on his head.” Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

In what way should we live out this scripture today?

As Christians, are we to passively wait while the Lord fights our battles?

Is prayer too passive or do today’s issue necessitate radical action?

What are your thoughts? Do you personally enact social justice, divine justice or (quite honestly) nothing at all?

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