It’s not entitlement, but the forgiveness through the blood that grants us the right to justice. Forgiveness through the blood. The reason injustice exists is because of sin, and the reason things go wrong is because injustice reigns. But for justice to prevail, there must be restoration.
In the Bible, justice is often linked to judgment. It’s crucial to understand that true justice isn’t about being right or wrong—it’s about reconciliation, healing, and making things right.
To walk in justice, we must first be willing to look at ourselves—allowing correction and offering forgiveness, even when we may have been part of someone else’s injustice. That’s a hard pill to swallow. I remember when God asked me, “Are you willing to right the wrongs where you’ve caused someone else’s injustice? Will you correct yourself where your actions have made them feel unjustly treated?”
Sometimes, it’s not about proving you were right—it’s about healing the wounds that have been caused. It’s about acknowledging the hurt others feel, even if we didn’t intend it. This is the foundation of justice: the willingness to look inward, to repent, to heal, and to extend grace.
True justice is a two-way street. In a world that’s quick to cancel and discard people, true forgiveness and justification look radically different. The person who is forgiven will never be the same—they’ve been restored, renewed, and transformed. But the question is, are you willing to accept them back, even if they’ve changed? Are you open to seeing them not through the lens of their past mistakes, but through the lens of God’s redemptive work in their life?
This is where we need to be this year—willing to be corrected, to forgive quickly, and to allow God’s justice to work in us. When we approach the throne of grace, we don’t plead “guilty” or “not guilty.” We plead the blood—the precious blood that paid for our sins and set us free. That’s justice. It’s the payment for our wrongs, lifting the guilt, and giving us a fresh start.
Remember: “Depart from evil and do good.” It’s that simple. If we truly want justice, we must depart from evil—because evil is anything that isn’t of God. Anything that’s not of God is evil. Let’s choose justice, let’s choose healing, and let’s choose forgiveness. That is the way forward.