The Justice of the Lord

UV 3615/10000 The Justice of the Lord If the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and (the Feared One) of Isaac, had not been with me, most certainly you would have sent me away not empty-handed. God has seen my affliction and humiliation and the (exhausting) labour of my hands, so He rendered judgment and rebuked you last night. Genesis 31 v 42 Laban, Jacob’s father-in-law, being deceitful by nature had tried to short change Jacob. Jacob worked for twenty years and he changed his wages ten times. But the God of his forefathers was with him. Therefore, whatever evil that Laban planned God turned it to good, for his blessing. The Lord multiplied the flock that would belong to Jacob. Jacob fearing that Laban would take away his wives forcibly had left the house secretly at night. Laban pursued him with his men for seven days and caught up with him. God did not allow the Israelites to leave empty-handed Egypt many generations later. He caused the Egyptians to part with gold jewels as a parting gift to the Israelites. The Lord knows our hearts, our inner being and He is faithful and rewards us in due time. He did not allow the guile of Laban to harm Jacob and his family. Likewise, He protects us from our earthly and spiritual foes and enemies. Whatever they plan or plot for evil against us, He turns to our good. The Lord sees our exploitation, our oppression, our humiliation, our labour for Him and will not allow us to go unrewarded even in this lifetime and in the life to come. He will render justice to us and pass judgement against those who act unjustly against us. We need to be confident that the Lord will guard us and preserve us from such elements. He will rebuke them in His righteous wrath and indignation that they attempted to touch the apple of His eye.