Thursday, June 29, 2023

Chambers on Justice

"'. . . I am with you to deliver you,' says the Lord." (Jeremiah 1:8)

"The Sermon on the Mount indicates that when we are on a mission for Jesus Christ, there is no time to stand up for ourselves. Jesus says, in effect, 'Don’t worry about whether or not you are being treated justly.' Looking for justice is actually a sign that we have been diverted from our devotion to Him. Never look for justice in this world, but never cease to give it. If we look for justice, we will only begin to complain and to indulge ourselves in the discontent of self-pity, as if to say, 'Why should I be treated like this?' If we are devoted to Jesus Christ, we have nothing to do with what we encounter, whether it is just or unjust."