Justice Speedily
We know that the characteristics of God are love, joy, peace, grace, mercy, faithfulness, righteousness among many other traits. Among these traits include our God of justice and vengeance. There are many names of God which denotes some of his many characteristics. Jehovah Jireh refers to God being our provider. Jehovah Rapha speaks of our God who heals. Jehovah Elohim is the all powerful one who is the creator. Jehovah Nissi speaks of God being our banner. Throughout scripture the prophets would ascribe a name to God to represent what he had been to them.
In Exodus, the Israelites went into battle against the Amalekites. After they prevailed and defeated the army, God instructed Moses to write down the story as a memorial. In addition to writing about the victory, Moses built an altar and called it, The Lord is my banner. This was to demonstrate that forever, God would fight with the enemies of his people and prevail against them. We bear the mark of the Lord and every promise written in his word are covenant promises to us. As his children we call on him and acknowledge him as our banner, our Jehovah Nissi who never loses a battle.
We continue the contend in prayer like the woman in the parable of the persistent widow. Jesus told his disciples about a widow who continued to go to a judge to ask him to give her justice against her adversaries. The judge neither feared God nor man and initially refused to listen to the widow. “yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will give her justice, so that she will not beat me down by her continual coming”(Luke 18:5). Jesus told his disciples that in the same way an unjust judge could acknowledge the pleas of a widow, will not God hear the cries of his elect who cry to him day and night. God will not delay, but arise speedily to come to our defence.
There are many answers that God provides to prayers. To some prayers, God will ask us to wait and for prayers that will not benefit us, God will say no. I believe that on the matter of justice, God always avenges and his justice is swift. “Vengeance is mine, and recompense, for the time when their foot shall slip; for the day of their calamity is at hand, and their doom comes swiftly.’ For the Lord will vindicate his people and have compassion on his servants, when he sees that their power is gone and there is none remaining, bond or free” (Deuteronomy 32:35-36).
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Published by Anneta Pinto-Young
I am a trained Social Worker who currently provides professional leadership on a programme to support Social Work students and Newly Qualified Social Workers entering the Social Work Profession.
Born and raised in Jamaica in a Christian family where my father is an ordained Pastor and Deacon who has served for over 50 years in the ministry. My father is also a trained musician and our family can be described as a musical family. I grew up in a small farming community in St. Peter’s, St. Andrew and my parents also have a small farm.
I credit my gift of writing to my father who I watched and listened to over the years as he wrote sermons, poems and other recitals in his capacity in ministry. English has always been an easy subject for me and over the years I have developed an increased interest in writing.
I am a Trainer, I sing and have a passion for worship, the spoken word and the free flow of the prophetic anointing. I am married to my best friend Andrew Christopher Young who is an advanced Musician and whose music you can find on YouTube and Facebook. I am a trained Coach and Mentor and I love experimenting with food so I love cooking. I enjoy trying cultural dishes from across the world and I view food as an entry into cultures and languages.
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