"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." - Martin Luther King
When working with people in crisis one thing remains true for all. That is, God is very much aware of their plight! God sees the oppressed and hurting victim of life's injustice. Many see the inconsistancy of life, the extreems of wealth and poverty and wonder where is God. Many see the disadvantanged and express frustration with the seemingly non-responsive nature of God. Many grow in their woundedness and become bitter and indifferent. Many simply give up! But the message we deliver is that God loves mercy!
Martin Luther King was a man who's ideals for human justice shaped a nation's treatment the rights of people. His Christian ethic wove into his political "justice for all" idealism. He won this battle the rights of black Americans. But it was sacrificed by the shedding of his blood by an assassin. His words now echo into the landscape of American idealism; a justice for all.
In the scope of world hunger, death, dictatorships and world disorder we all wonder, where is God? But, the good news is that God is just and loves mercy. He knows the sin-fallen nature of mankind. He know about man's self-districtive nature. He sees the suffering of the oppressed. He knows we are like "sheep without a shepherd." He has sent a Great Shepherd to rescue us who is Jesus Christ.
He has responded!
His response is to love mercy. His response is to pronounce judgment upon injustices. The problem is our response to embrace this Truth. We want justice on our terms. We hold back mercy when it is within our power to deliver. We reject the gift of Christ's love and hope for eternal life. Just ask anyone you meet, "If you could be god, how would you right the wrongs of this world?" Seldom will you find an answer, "For God...(I)...so loved the world that He (I) gave my only son (so that) whosoever believes in Me would not die but have eternal life." (Would we be willing to love as Jesus demonstrated on the cross and say, "Father, forgive them"?
King had it right, injustice for any one is a threat to justice for everyone. But, in the eyes of the our Holy God, his justice will come and let us prayer that we receive His mercy throught Jesus Christ, our Lord.
We carry a message for those in crisis. It is a message of HOPE through FAITH in Jesus Christ. Our efforts to deliver help to the hurting is to bring good news in bad times; it is to help people find CHRIST in CRISIS!
