Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Exodus 23:1-9
by: Kristin Camenga.
Who deserves justice? In this passage, God does not give us any excuses for perverting justice, no matter who is involved. Poor people deserve justice—whether the judgment goes for them (v. 6) or against them (v.3); both unpopular and popular people deserve justice (v.2-3); foreigners deserve justice (v. 9); even the guilty (v.1) and our enemies deserve justice (v. 4-5). Each person is created in God’s image (Genesis 1:26) and, as such, is worthy of God’s justice. Are your attitudes or actions preventing individuals or groups in your life from receiving justice? Ask God to give you His heart for justice for every person!