God's Justice

“Seek first the Kingdom of God and his justice.”

When we think of justice, it is common to think of reward and punishment: each one receiving what he deserves.

But Jesus invites us to seek the Kingdom of God and his justice.

Not our justice.
His.

Paul says that the Kingdom of God is justice, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. And that it is through the Spirit, by faith, that we eagerly wait for the justice that is our hope.

God's justice is not something we produce by our own effort. It comes from God and is received by faith.

And faith goes into action.

The justice that comes from faith becomes visible when faith works through love.

God has already blessed us with every spiritual blessing in Christ. And in Christ are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

We were not blessed to keep the blessing to ourselves.

We are blessed to be a blessing.

That is why we present our body to God. Our time, our words, our abilities and our resources become available so that what comes from him may reach the other person.

Love takes concrete form.

Kindness does no harm.
Goodness does good.
It is love in action.

And it is God's goodness that leads us to repentance.

First his goodness reaches us. Then, by the work of the Spirit, what comes from God begins to pass through us.

Faith works through love.
Love does good.
And the blessing reaches the other person.

“Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.”

Jesus went everywhere doing good.

So God's justice begins to become visible:

goodness in action,
doing good to the other person.