When you become a born again Christian believer, the treasure of God is opened unto you. All the treasures of His mind ore now available for you to use. Like a treasure hunter who is searching for treasures, once you find it, you cease to be a hunter, and you begin your journey as a collector of that which you found. When you find Christ, you begin your journey of collecting His treasure of knowledge, which is "The mind of God." 1Corinthians 1:30
I know people who dismiss the Bible by claiming, "It’s for the weak”. A certain Governor is famous for claiming that, “It is a sham and a crutch for weak-minded people who need strength in numbers." Years ago that statement make me mad. Now it makes me sick. These people are blind. they truly cannot see. Today I feel as Jesus did when He was on the cross and said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do.” Luke 23:34
As we seek to know the Lord and do His will He protects us. He becomes our shield. He protects those who seek to walk in integrity. He takes care of us. He guards the paths of justice for His children. Injustice runs rampant in this world. And it comes to the house of God’s children, too. And when it does, if we will handle it with integrity and trust in the Lord, He will ultimately vindicate the righteous.
We have all experienced injustice. I have seen many injustices throughout my life against others and even had many directed at myself. I have been lied to and lied about. I have been misquoted, misunderstood and maligned. I have been cheated, shortchanged and disrespected. I have been used. And I must confess there were times where I wanted to retaliate against those injustices. What happened to me was wrong. They say it takes more of a man to walk away from a fight than it does to give in to one. Sadly I admit I have retaliated against many by getting into fights, which I win and lost a few, but once I met Christ I had a change of heart.
When the time of man expires and all is revealed, God’s justice for His children will prevail. Until then we must trust in Him at all things. It’s difficult when things happen in our lives that we don’t have answers for. We wonder, “Why? Where are you Lord when I need you the most?” I'm reminded of the footprints in the sand poem, where we ultimately learn that Christ was always there for us. It's just that at the times we thought we were alone, we were not. The one set of footprints in the and were not ours. Instead they belonged to Christ. He was carrying us through the trials and tribulations that life brings our way. So I no longer fight against the hate, and injustices as I did when I was younger, I now give it to Christ, and let Him fight my battles. It is but one of the things that comes to us as we gain the Wisdom of God.
