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Esther, chapter 7, verse 10,

so they hanged Hayman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai,

than 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. Hayman had conspired to kill Mordecai,

and had even built gallows for that purpose, and in the end, Hayman found himself hanging on those

gallows. And it obviously doesn't play out this way always in 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 in 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, 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 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 a hell for all of us, would mean eternal punishment for

our sins. So we praise you, oh God, even as we long for justice, we praise you for sending your

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