Words of wisdom come when good people speak for justice (Psalm 37:30, CEV).
Sunset photo courtesy of Eric E. Wright
Reflection
This week’s I Love the Psalms theme is goodness.
Bad things happen when good people remain silent. It’s always right and good to speak up for justice. Why then do we remain silent?
In many cases the answer is fear. We are afraid of being ridiculed or attacked. Criminals get away with murder because good people are afraid to speak out. But it’s not just criminals, who are allowed to strut their stuff. The devil gets his way whenever God’s people remain silent and don’t take a stand.
Today’s verse from the Psalms puts a more positive spin on this topic. Words of wisdom come when good people speak for justice (Psalm 37:30, CEV).
Wisdom is often in short supply. You can be absolutely right about a matter, but absolutely wrong about how you address it. Both wisdom and goodness need to come from our lips.
Response: LORD God, help me stand for what is fair and just. Give me wisdom to speak into the situations around me. Help me overcome the fear that allows evil to triumph. Amen.
Your Turn: Is there a situation that you need to speak into?
I love the Psalms 
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Thanks for the re-blog, Vincent.
You’re very welcome David!
I wrote a post recently about a justice situation I was confronted with. I think we dealt with it with wisdom but there is so much more we wish we could do to get true justice. Given the situation though, people who are living in the depths of poverty would lose what income they have. They asked us to say nothing to their employers…very hard to do given what we witnessed of their working conditions.
Thank you for your blog. Very uplifting!
Sometimes the rigid application of the law can be unjust. Wisdom, mercy and justice, we need them all. Knowing the balance often requires God’s Spirit to direct us in those real life situations. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.