Bringing Justice to the Nations.

"Listen to me, my people; hear me, my nation: The law will go out from me; my justice will become a light to the nations. My righteousness draws near speedily, my salvation is on the way, and my arm will bring justice to the nations. The islands will look to me and wait in hope for my arm." (Isaiah 51:4,5-NIV)

The nations of today are in sore need of justice. Whether governed by a democracy, a socialist system or a feudal system, we can see that the leaders lay up wealth and comfort for themselves while multitudes of those being ruled are often without even the necessities of life.

Whenever a wealthy nation attempts to send food to an impoverished country the food ends up on the black market and the wealthy and powerful become even more wealthy and powerful. It is sickening!

For thousands of years the meek and poor of the earth have tried to keep alive and maintain their families, sometimes successfully, sometimes unsuccessfully.

The Bible does not have much good to say to the wealthy. God loves the poor. God is with the humble, the needy, the orphans, the widows. Those who assist the poor and needy are approved of God.

The Gospel is to the poor, the Lord Jesus said, and the common people heard Him gladly. It is always this way. Occasionally there is a person of means who really loves the Lord. But these are the exception.

God's way is to bring down the high and elevate the lowly. The whole world is an example of this principle. Those who mourn now shall be comforted in the future. Those who laugh now will mourn later. The rich man was in the torments of Hell. The poor man was in Abraham's bosom in the midst of peace and glory.

Those who are high shall be abased. Those who are least esteemed in this world shall be exalted.

Justice is coming to the nations with the return of Jesus Christ and His saints. Until they come the lack of justice shall prevail. This is why all who would aspire to the life that is hidden at the right hand of God must learn to be meek and lowly, to set others before themselves, to be purged from all self-seeking and self-aggrandizement.

We know when the Lord Jesus is governing the earth we all shall be treated fairly. The saints who come with the Lord must be worthy of that same confidence. The ruling saints will be untouchable as far as graft and favoritism are concerned. They will judge fairly every situation that comes before them because they will not judge according to their own eyes and ears but what they see and hear with God. This is the way Jesus judges.

We must learn to be blind and deaf today if we would be perfect in judgment. We must cease our criticizing of the actions of people and wait until we hear from God before we form an opinion. Such restraint is impossible to Adam. Only the new man who abides in Heaven with God is able to stop judging according to man's judgment and wait to hear the heavenly verdict.