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Esther chapter 7, verse 10.

So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai.

Then the wrath of the king abated.

This part of Esther is a good reminder to all of us that one day, ultimately, the justice of God

will reign out.

Haman had conspired to kill Mordecai and had even built gallows for that purpose. And in the end,

Haman found himself hanging on those gallows. And it obviously doesn't play out this way, always this world even, but Scripture gives us clear confidence that ultimately in the end, justice will reign.

The justice of God, the perfect justice of God.

And the reality is we live in a world where it seems like so much injustice

reigns on so many different levels and so many different ways. And it's obviously

discouraging, disillusioning in a sense, because we long for justice. God's built in us a desire for

justice. And this is part of why we see the psalm is saying at different points, how long,

oh Lord, how long will you hide yourself and not punish the wicked in this way or that way?

And the refrain all throughout Scripture is to keep your trust in the just God,

who will show his justice in the end.

And in the meantime, not just to sit back passively waiting, but to do justice.

This is what God requires of us,

according to Micah, chapter 6, verse 8. And so we pray, well, just like Jesus taught us to pray,

our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. God, we pray for your justice to reign on the earth, for your righteousness to reign on the earth, for evil to be punished,

for good to be rewarded. And yet, even as we pray for justice, we are reminded in each of our lives that justice for us,

apart from mercy toward us, would mean hell for all of us, would mean eternal punishment for

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