À méditer

Rassasie-nous, au matin, de ta bonté; et nous chanterons de joie. Psaume 90. 14

Ceux qui s'attendent à l'Éternel renouvelleront leur force. Ésaïe 40. 31

Ce que tu seras demain dépend des choix que tu fais aujourd'hui.
Ne mets pas un point d'interrogation là où Dieu a mis un point final. Si nous vivons avec le Seigneur, sur le plan moral nous vivrons à contre-courant dans le monde. Si le sentiment de notre faiblesse nous envahit, alors Dieu sera notre force. Celui qui marche avec Dieu trouvera aussi son chemin dans l'obscurité. Ce n'est pas quand il n'y a pas de guerre que nous avons une paix véritable, mais lorsque notre foi se fonde sur le Dieu de paix. Ce que nous sommes, vous et moi, nous le sommes par la grâce de Dieu. Elle nous sauve, nous conduit et nous donne une espérance. Un cœur engagé pour Christ le sera aussi pour ceux qu'Il aime. Comme le rossignol avant le lever du jour, est-ce que je suis prêt à louer mon Dieu?


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Getting Away with It

By faith Abel still speaks. Hebrews 11:4

Sin will not ultimately be judged by the way we see it, but by the way God sees it.

In June 2004, at a Vancouver art gallery, Canadian cross-country skier Beckie Scott received an Olympic gold medal. That’s interesting, because the Winter Olympics had been held in 2002—in Utah. Scott had won bronze behind two athletes who were disqualified months later when it was learned they had used banned substances.

It’s good that Scott eventually received her gold, but gone forever is the moment when she should have stood on the podium to hear her country’s national anthem. That injustice couldn’t be remedied.
God cares deeply about justice, about righting wrongs, and about defending the powerless.

Injustice of any kind disturbs us, and surely there are far greater wrongs than being denied a hard-won medal. The story of Cain and Abel shows an ultimate act of injustice (Gen. 4:8). And at first glance, it might look like Cain got away with murdering his brother. After all, he lived a long, full life, eventually building a city (v. 17).

But God Himself confronted Cain. “Your brother’s blood cries out to me from the ground,” He said (v. 10). The New Testament later recorded Cain as an example to avoid (1 John 3:12; Jude 1:11). But of Abel we read, “By faith Abel still speaks, even though he is dead” (Heb. 11:4).

God cares deeply about justice, about righting wrongs, and about defending the powerless. In the end, no one gets away with any act of injustice. Nor does God leave unrewarded our work done in faith for Him.

Father, as Your Son taught us to pray, we ask that Your kingdom will come, Your will be done to change this broken world. Thank You for redeeming us.