In Jer. 21:11,12 and 1 John 2:16 the Word tells us, "Pay attention, you that belong to the royal family (the King's Kids). Each new day make sure that justice is done." And, "Our foolish pride comes from this world, and so do our selfish desires and our desires to have everything we see. None of this comes from the Father."
The above verses describe what to look for....and what not to look at! The Old Testament reading suggests for us to look for injustice that must be remedied, and practice the justice that is needed. If I see a homeless man on the corner, begging, or see a mother with several small children trying to enter a revolving door, justice can be done. If an article I read in the paper says to my conscience, "This is wrong!", there is justice that can be done. All these things in my daily life tell me--I must attend to this.
The eye candy of the world, however, stretches out before me, saying, "You need me!" Each ad in the paper is like candy to the eye. "I must have...." it tells me. It is hard to avoid and harder still to turn away.
Can you relate?
God, help us to hunger for righteousness and justice,, so those who are always stuck at the foot of the table of life might be fed first. And may my eyes not have the desire to taste or own what I see, for one will make me fat, and the other make me become a fat cat. And I just want to be yours. Amen.
Jo INMN
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