Passage Read: Isaiah 15-18
Meditation Verse: 16:5
Thought
This is who God is and what He values. This is the Lord Jesus, and how He will operate. In love for all people, God will establish His Son on the throne of Israel and all the nations will submit to Him and seek Him and He will judge them. He will seek justice and speed the cause of righteousness. He will judge justly and fairly, according to the law of the Lord and His righteous character. Neither Jesus not God side with the lawless, with those who cast down or make up rules by themselves, for their own aggrandizement. Jesus loves justice and righteousness, and His establishment as King and judge will be out of love for all nations.
Application
Genuine love actually promotes justice and righteousness. Lawlessness is the tool of oppressors, whether they are enshrined in office or roaming in the streets. In love, God will appoint Jesus to reign and judge in justice and righteousness. Then all men everywhere will have the ability to prosper, the playing field will truly be level. No one will enjoy favoritism, no one will have rules bent or ignored for them, and no one will be allowed to practice wickedness. It is love that seeks justice and speeds righteousness. If I love people, I will do as Jesus will.