God is “just”…He’s not kidding !!!

God is “love”…yeah, we like that…….God is “merciful”….that’s good news !!!…..God is “grace”…we all agree with that. What about another trait of God….you know , the one nobody wants to talk about, the “justice” part of God. This is the part of God that gives us exactly what we deserve (the opposite of grace). We may feel this to be cruel, or maybe unfair but the reality is without this side of God would the other parts be necessary? Numbers chapter 16 introduces us to Korah, the great grandson of Levi,(you know the head of the tribe of Levi). Korah leads a large rebellion against Moses and announces that he is now in charge because Moses exalts himself above the congregation. Well obviously God deals with this, the ground opens up and swallows Korah, his followers, their families, and their possessions and went straight to hell…WHILE STILL ALIVE. Would young children with no real part in this deserve that? Remember God is “just” and our children are affected by our actions. What about Moses and Aaron, in Numbers chapter 20 Moses’ wife has just died and hundreds of thousands of people are complaining (as they had been for years) daily blaming Moses for their situation, and instead of speaking to the rock, he strikes it twice for water. What we may call a justified act of frustration, God called disobedience, and told Moses he will not enter the promised land and He will now kill Aaron. Now this brings us to Uzzah, 2 samuel 6:6-7. The Ark of God was about to fall off the back of the oxen and Uzzah put his hand on it to keep it from falling and God srtuck him dead for his irreverence. Well, God said it is forbidden to touch the Ark. I guess my point is, we have watered down so many absolute truths that we don’t even recognize one when we see it. To use a military term “shell shock” has now become “post traumatic stress disorder”…….we either add too many words to the definition or we change the word entirely and can’t even see the truth anymore. This can interfere with our relationship with God, we try to focus on the “candy” versions of God and not the traits that make Him God, like God is “just” , He’s not kidding………

as I see it………through a fighters eyes……..

                                                                          Michael W. Suggs