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Cry Out for Justice

I know alot of people question why God allows things to happen. I've said this before and I'll probably say it again, many times. Its because He has given us free will. He gives us the ability to choose whether we want Him in our lives or not. That does not mean that God won't stop things from happening. He will, but we have to ask.

Ask and it will be given to you; For everyone who asks receives;

If you don't ask you can't receive and in these times especially where families are being ripped apart, lives are being lost and rights are being stripped away we need not just speak out and against injustice but in that same voice ask that God mete out His justice for the injustices being rendered.

In my distress I called to the Lord;
I cried to my God for help.
From his temple he heard my voice;
my cry came before him, into his ears.
Psalm 18:6

This should be an audible prayer. A prayer deep in the soul that forces you to speak aloud as you voice your requests to God. A voice to express your passion. A prayer that can make you lose your voice. That is how serious this must be for you.

God tells us to cry out for justice and to keep crying out. To pray without ceasing. The hardest fought battles are won in prayer. This is not a race but a marathon as African Americans know quite well. We cannot grow weary in well doing for the harvest we stand to gain is great.

In Luke 18, Jesus tells the story of the widow who stood before this judge who by his own admission said he cared nothing for God or the people. Every time the widow stood before him he would deny her request. However, she kept coming back until finally he got fed up but her persistence and granted her request.

The point Jesus was making was that if someone who didn't give a crap would mete our justice how much more would God do if we implore Him the way this widow did with this judge? Where is our persistence? 

Now is the time that we stand firm in the power and sovereignty of God, the creator of ALL things. Just like the people of Israel called out to God for deliverance from the Egyptians so much we cry out to God. Day and Night. Fervently. Consistently. With Power.

The Unlikely Missionary
DHW
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