A Different Kind of Injustice

Injustice is not just a homeless man on the street, a child stuck in prostitution, a kid living on the street..etc etc (there’s heaps of them) I would challenge to say that we often forget one of the biggest injustices in the world, that we, as Christians, are constantly a part of, and that is this: We as Christians when we live luke warm sunday Christianity we are holding back the hope, life, light, and eternity that we carry in the name of Jesus Christ. When we are unwilling to live out our faith in every aspect of our lives unafraid of humiliation we are holding back what we have been entrusted to give out, and that’s the love, grace, peace, boldness, forgiveness, etc of Jesus Christ. 

In my opinion that is one of the least addressed yet biggest injustices in this world today..and I am more than willing to say I’m a part of this...I’ve ignored God when I’ve felt like I was supposed to pray for someone, gotten angry instead of being patient, lashed out instead of holding my tongue, been selfish instead of preferring another..and so the list could go on. James writes in James 1:27 “Pure and genuine religion the sight of God the Father means caring for orphans and widows in their distress and refusing to let the world corrupt you.” Now stay with me on this one, yes this verse is talking literally about the orphans and widows in the world, but what if there’s more to it than that? What if orphan is referring to people who are carrying around an orphan spirit? What if widow is referring to the people who have separated themselves from the Pure Bride which is Jesus? In that case this verse’s spectrum of people that we are supposed to care for just got a whole lot bigger! Maybe you’ve thought about this and I’m just way behind on it, maybe it doesn’t make any sense to you at all, maybe it does make sense, who knows..pray about it and chew it over with God. 

I challenge you to ask God if you have been a part of this injustice...and if he says no good on ya keep going! But if he says yes ask Him how to change it...ask Him to give you the grace you need and the boldness you need to change and to do something. God has made us all to love our brothers and sisters, those that know him and those that don’t. I think it’s time for us all, myself included, to check our hearts and see how we are doing, how are we helping bring true justice (in this form and others) to the world. Blessings on your day.