How dare you tell me, “Flee to the mountains for safety,” when I am trusting in the Lord?
2 For the wicked have strung their bows, drawn their arrows tight against the bowstrings, and aimed from ambush at the people of God. 3 “Law and order have collapsed,” we are told. “What can the righteous do but flee?”
4 But the Lord is still in his holy temple; he still rules from heaven. He closely watches everything that happens here on earth. 5 He puts the righteous and the wicked to the test; he hates those loving violence. 6 He will rain down fire and brimstone on the wicked and scorch them with his burning wind.
7 For God is good, and he loves goodness; the godly shall see his face.
Psalm 11 Living Bible (TLB)
I’ve been thinking about justice a lot these last few days: I’m summoned for jury duty!
Of course, my number may not come up and I won’t be needed at the courthouse. And even if I have to go, I might not be called to a courtroom. And even if I get into a courtroom, I probably won’t be chosen for a jury (both my parents practiced law in DuPage County which might disqualify me).
But . . . If I do get on a jury, what will I wear? Do I have enough decent clothes for a long trial? The summons says “Grand Jury.” That feels important. (Do they all say that? I don’t know. Still . . .)
And what if we’re sequestered? I start to mentally pack a suitcase and wonder, will I still be able to blog?
Whoa, Pam! Stop that runaway train-of-thought! Remember, you probably won’t even have to go!
True.
How disappointing!
God in His justice and goodness, rules rightly. He instructs us how to behave in all times and places:
He has told you what he wants, and this is all it is: to be fair, just, merciful, and to walk humbly with your God. Micah 6:8 Living Bible (TLB)
That sounds exactly how a juror – or any ordinary citizen – should act.
So I will trust the Lord, do what is asked, and remember that God is watching and is fully in control. As Henry Wadsworth Longfellow said, “Man is unjust, but God is just; and finally justice triumphs.”
I’d still like to be on a jury, though. You know, just for the experience.