That there are injustices in the world no one can deny. Does God notice these unfair dealings? Of course, He does. God leads His people with justice. He calls us to walk in fairness, humility, and unity as well.
Ezekiel 34:20-22 says, “Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says to them: See, I myself will judge between the fat sheep and the lean sheep. Because you shove with flank and shoulder, butting all the weak sheep with your horns until you have driven them away, I will save my flock, and they will no longer be plundered. I will judge between one sheep and another.”
God’s grace and mercy know no limits. Why then does ours? God’s forgiveness never runs dry yet ours often experience long seasons of drought. Competition exists in God’s church that never belonged there. Pride demands that we always get our way when Jesus taught us to become a servant instead.
We butt heads and push to make our way to the front. We claim the best rewards and the demand the least sacrifice, but this was never the way God intended. There are injustices in this world because this world has turned its back on the God of Justice and Righteousness.
Within His church; however, life should be based on different. Petty arguments should be set aside so that humility and unity reigns. God’s people should be willing to sacrifice in order to keep the peace and create an atmosphere that welcomes and strengthens the weak.
The church should be always welcoming and never condemning. However, none of us are perfect. None of us have mastered living the way Christ calls us to live. We stumble. We butt heads. We forget to walk in self-sacrificing love at all times.
We forget, but we can remember. Though we argue, we can heal. Though we disagree, we can love. Though we have fallen, God can make us whole once again. Sometimes we just need to remember to whom we belong.
“You my sheep, the sheep of my pasture, are people, and I am your God, declares the Sovereign Lord.” (verse 31) He hasn’t given up on us yet and He never will. He still calls us to live in unity. He still demands that we walk in love, but He also understands that, like sheep, we often wander. If we listen to our shepherd, we will find we have just what we need to follow.
