There Must Be Justice

Tara and I attended an event on Thursday that was focused on "Equal Justice For The Poor."  I found it appropriate that we were talking about justice on the evening before Good Friday.

When Jesus died on the cross, God was speaking to His creation.  He was saying that justice is not a concept agreed upon by people, but an irrefutable law of the universe.

When wrong has been done, it must be set right.  People, given the gift of free will, allowed evil into the world and began to perpetrate that evil on each other.   Justice had to be administered.  People were doomed to a permanent death and separation from God.

Jesus came into the world and being blameless, accepted punishment and death on behalf of all people.  Justice had to be served.   He then rose from the dead to declare a permanent triumph over death.   Reconciliation with God and eternal life were achieved after He accepted punishment on behalf of His creation.

A Facebook friend called this weekend, "my favorite time of year in the church."  It is a time of victory, optimism of the things to come, and an amazement at the undeserved gift of grace achieved following the administration of justice on the cross.