#soap # Isaiah 03 ## Title: God is Just ## Scripture: (Isaiah 3:10-11) “Tell the innocent it will go well with them, for they will be rewarded for what they have done. Woe to the wicked sinners! For they will get exactly what they deserve.” (NET) ## Observation: Over and over again in the book of Isaiah we see God judging the wicked and rewarding the righteous. This opens our eyes to see the difference between justice and fairness. Fairness is that we want everyone to receive equal treatment according to our standard. Fairness is a subjective standard based on the point of view of the person talking. Something is considered fair based on what is going on around us. Justice is different. Justice is based on an objective guideline that doesn’t change. Here is an example. Let’s say the law says that if you drink and drive, you go to jail. What if someone had a drink because they were not planning to drive that night. However, after getting drunk, they hear a loved one has been rushed to the hospital. Without thinking, they get in their car to go too. While driving, they are pulled over and arrested for breaking the law. Some would say that is unfair because they were doing it for a good reason. That is a subjective interpretation. The just thing to do is to arrest them because that is the law. That is an objective interpretation. This is why we are so thankful for God’s mercy. God has every right to judge us for our sin. That is His objective justice. When He chooses to forgive us instead, that is mercy. ## Application: Bring everything to God and receive His mercy. ## Prayer: Thank You, Jesus, for being such a merciful Savior and Lord.