LIES
FOR JUSTICE!
Isa
59:4
4
None
calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and
speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.
Isaiah
59 begins to describe why God won’t hear the prayer of His sinning people. Verse 4 speaks
specifically to our condition today. On a day when there should be preparation
for feasting and celebrating the good blessings of God, our nation is reeling
from the violent and senseless reaction to a tragic event in Missouri.
While
Justice is the cry, truth is never called for and when it is brought forth it
is scorned and rejected. Truth has no skin tone! Truth plays no favorites.
Truth recognizes no supposed entitlements. Truth honors no privilege.
Those
who reject truth respond with vanity! I find it more than interesting that
the word “vanity” in verse 4 is tohuw which literally means “to
lie waste; confusion.” This is always the consequence of abandoning truth. They
conceive mischief which literally means “a grievance or a
wearisome wickedness.” They bring forth iniquity – the exact opposite of
justice.
Dr.
Barnes explains it this way: “There is a love of litigation; a desire to take
all the advantage which the law can give; a desire to appeal to
the law, not for the sake of having strict justice done, but for the sake of
doing injury to others, and to take some undue advantage.”
Ps
66:7
7
He ruleth by his power for ever; his eyes behold the nations: let
not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah.
Dear
Lord, please heal our land. AMEN
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