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From 2013 to 2016, I took a crash course on the topic of justice. During that time, I watched as God rescued over 60 women and their children from human trafficking and brought them into our shelter for healing and restoration. Many of the survivors faced abuse that most of us will never comprehend. Encountering such cruel injustice regularly led me to much personal prayer, and it also helped me better understand the meaning of true justice.<\/p>\n

Proverbs 28:5 (ESV) says, \u201cEvil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the Lord understand it completely.\u201d Think about this verse. Can you imagine how arrogant this statement might seem to those who do not know Christ? Can you imagine all the ways political pundits could twist this scripture to fit their agenda? However, this verse is less about the competence of the seeker and more about the greatness of God. Isaiah 30:18 (ESV) says, \u201cThe Lord is a God of justice.\u201d To know God, is to know justice. You cannot rightly understand justice until you have known the author of it.<\/p>\n

One night, while ministering to prostitutes in Bloemfontein, South Africa, my team met a 17-year-old girl named Mpho. She had been sold to her current pimp for $50 when she was just 12-years-old. For five years, she was forced to prostitute herself and sell drugs to men on the streets. She was expected to entertain 15 to 20 men per night. Her situation was phenomenally unjust and grossly horrific. Our team helped Mpho escape from her pimp and began assisting her in the process of restoring her life. We walked her through Christian counseling and programs designed to help survivors understand how God views them. She was genuinely transformed by the gospel. However, it was an impossible task to bring even a semblance of justice.<\/p>\n

When she was initially rescued, justice for Mpho would have been to see her pimp killed by a firing squad. Truth be told, at the time, I would not have objected. Justice, for her, was to see her abuser killed.\u00a0However, with the specifics of her case, all that the toughest courts in Lesotho could do was give the perpetrator a maximum of 15 years in prison. The only problem was that the perpetrator had gone missing in South Africa. In the end, there was no earthly justice for Mpho.<\/p>\n

When there is no justice, the gospel is still good news. The good news is that through Christ, we are justified. The good news is that God is the God of justice. The good news is that there will be justice for Mpho. Isaiah 42:3-4 (NLT) says, \u201cHe will bring justice to all who have been wronged. He will not falter or lose heart until justice prevails throughout the earth.\u201d As Christians, we pray for justice in this life with a deep knowledge that our God is on the throne.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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ORACIMOSAMENTE LA JUSTICIA DE VALOR<\/h3>\r\n
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\"\"<\/a><\/p>\r\nA continuaci\u00f3n, encontrar\u00e1 una historia compartida por Danny Williams que enfatiza los efectos de la justicia de Dios que cambian la vida.\r\n\r\n\u201cAlgo que viene a la mente al considerar el concepto de 'justicia'<\/strong> es una historia sobre el Dalit, conocido como 'lo intocable'<\/strong> en la India. Mahatma Gandhi los represent\u00f3 como Harjins, la \"gente de las chozas de barro\".<\/strong> En las castas hind\u00faes, estas personas han sido hist\u00f3ricamente la casta m\u00e1s baja. Estas tribus representan a millones de personas que ni siquiera son consideradas personas en absoluto por muchos en las castas superiores. Las injusticias que han sufrido incluyen trabajos de baja categor\u00eda, maltrato mental, maltrato f\u00edsico, falta de educaci\u00f3n, vivienda y alimentos inadecuados, transporte personal y vestimenta inadecuada. Carecen incluso de los requisitos fundamentales para vivir.<\/em>\r\n\r\nGracias a Dios, hay otra historia dentro de este grupo de personas maravillosas. Muchos se est\u00e1n volviendo a Cristo Jes\u00fas y convirti\u00e9ndose en personas de Dios. Judith y yo hemos presenciado personalmente la transformaci\u00f3n de Dios en sus vidas. Estos individuos, grupos y familias est\u00e1n cambiando a trav\u00e9s de la salvaci\u00f3n, la santificaci\u00f3n y el llenado del Esp\u00edritu Santo, al tiempo que experimentan el levantamiento de vidas a est\u00e1ndares m\u00e1s altos. Muchos son ahora pastores, l\u00edderes y miembros de congregaciones. Dios ha ayudado a muchos de ellos a salir de la pobreza extrema al dar mejores empleos, educaci\u00f3n, vivienda y veh\u00edculos. \u00c9l est\u00e1 convirtiendo su verg\u00fcenza y humillaci\u00f3n en respeto, distinci\u00f3n y convirtiendo cientos de a\u00f1os de injusticias en la justicia. Por esto, alabamos el nombre de Jes\u00fas!<\/em>\r\n\r\nCircunstancias devastadoras, abrumadoras y confusas est\u00e1n recibiendo el \"Gran Intercambio\" de la justicia de Dios, moviendo las dificultades a las bendiciones; juicios a testimonios; hoyos a los pin\u00e1culos; inseguridades a los valores; esclavitud a la libertad; errantes a los fines; Y derrotas a victorias.<\/em>\r\n\r\nA trav\u00e9s del car\u00e1cter de Dios, su Palabra y la gu\u00eda del Esp\u00edritu Santo, \u00a1VAMOS A SUPERARSE! Superaremos nuestras dudas, nuestros miedos, nuestras presiones, nuestros cr\u00edticos y nuestra crisis. El buen Se\u00f1or continuar\u00e1 trayendo justicia desde la injusticia (Isa\u00edas 58: 2).<\/em>\r\n\r\nEl nombre de Jesu en hebreo, Yeshua, proclama la salvaci\u00f3n y el poder de rescatar, liberar y vencer. El poder de la cruz: Su sacrificio, Su sangre, Su resurrecci\u00f3n y Su nombre triunfante proclaman la justicia.<\/em>\r\n\r\nEl es la roca Su obra es perfecta. \"Porque todos sus caminos son justicia, un Dios de verdad y sin injusticia; justo y recto es \u00c9l\" (Deuteronomio 32: 4 NAS) \".<\/em>\r\n\r\nEl Sr. Williams tambi\u00e9n proporcion\u00f3 varias otras partes de las Escrituras, que vienen a la mente al considerar el concepto de \"Justicia\",<\/em> incluyendo Proverbios 4:18, Mateo 12: 18-21, Salmo 89:14, Romanos 14:17, G\u00e9nesis 18: 19, 1 Reyes 3:11. Salmo 37:30, Salmo 89:14, Proverbios 31: 3, Proverbios 29:26, Isa\u00edas 28:17 y Mateo 23:23.\r\n\r\nContin\u00fae con la familia de WMM en oraci\u00f3n para que la justicia prevalezca cada vez m\u00e1s en todo el mundo en 2019.\r\n

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