True justice
Week beginning: 13th August, 2023 | By Graham Whitworth | Northumberland
'Here is my servant, whom I uphold,
Isaiah 42:1-3a (NIV)
my chosen one in whom I delight;
I will put my Spirit on him,
and he will bring justice to the nations.
He will not shout or cry out,
or raise his voice in the streets.
A bruised reed he will not break,
and a smouldering wick he will not snuff out.
In this "servant song" the coming Messiah, Jesus, is the bringer of justice. On the cross, He brought justice by taking the punishment due to those who repent and believe in Him. When He returns, He will (in the words of the LCF doctrinal basis) "exe
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