Reformed Doctrine Daily Devotions

Today’s devotion comes from Exodus 23:6-9.

“You shall not pervert the justice due to your needy brother in his dispute.  Keep far from a false charge, and do not kill the innocent or the righteous, for I will not acquit the guilty.

“You shall not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and subverts the cause of the just.

“You shall not oppress a stranger, since you yourselves know the feelings of a stranger, for you also were strangers in the land of Egypt.”  Exodus 23:6-9.

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The theme of the recent devotions has been how much God loves justice.  

“Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne;
Lovingkindness and truth go before You.” Psalm 89:14.

“He loves righteousness and justice;
The earth is full of the lovingkindness of the LORD.” Psalm 33:5.

In addition, in the last devotion, we were pleased to acknowledge that God does similar things as He commands us.

Today’s Scripture gives us the duties to “not pervert justice”, to not “subvert the cause of justice”, and “You shall not oppress a stranger”.  

So, putting these two principles together, God’s general love of justice and that God does similar things as He commands us, we can take great hope that God will certainly “not pervert justice” nor “subvert the cause of justice”.

“For God is not unjust so as to forget your work and the love which you have shown toward His name, in having ministered and in still ministering to the saints.  And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence so as to realize the full assurance of hope until the end, so that you will not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

For when God made the promise to Abraham, since He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself, saying, “I WILL SURELY BLESS YOU AND I WILL SURELY MULTIPLY YOU.”  And so, having patiently waited, he obtained the promise.”  Hebrews 6:10-13.  

“now, will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry to Him day and night, and will He delay long over them?  I tell you that He will bring about justice for them quickly.  …”  Luke 18:7-8.