HE WILL JUDGE BETWEEN THE NATIONS

Isaiah 2:4a He will judge between the nations and will settle disputes for many peoples. (judgment is in God's hands, in the One in Whom all wisdom resides; what a relief to know that we not only can't, but also that we don't have to be the arbiter; what a relief to understand that He sees into the heart and knows our and others' motives and intentions and that only He can determine justice and act justly; what a relief to know that we can relinquish the burden of trying to exact retribution to set matters right, of trying to hold others accountable, where we have been unjustly treated and that He metes out the appropriate kind and level of judgment and discipline toward us and others; as we turn over to Him the responsibility of judge, we are free today to rely on His justice and to focus on our responsibility for acting in just ways that are pleasing to Him) Submitted by: Sally Shields