Believers know God is just. Our trust and hope in the Gospel hinge on His justice. Still, we often find it difficult to live under God’s justice in day-to-day life. People wrong us. People hurt us. People reject us. In our flesh, we want to lash out – to get even – to administer justice. Often, we feel vindicated in this desire – especially when we are wronged on behalf of Christ.

But Christ has called on us to set aside this desire, not to pursue justice on our own, but to trust in Him to bring about justice in His time and in His way. We may not see it right now, but we can know justice is coming, and we can rest in that. This is why Jesus told His followers to bear wrongs with patience and love. Because we don’t have to worry about righting any wrongs against us: that is God’s role, not ours.

• When have you tried to pursue justice on your own instead of trusting in God’s justice? What actions did you take?