When God’s Justice Is Questioned. Part [11] 10/17/2025 (Evening thought)

1st Samuel 6:20 And the men of Beth-Shemesh said, Who is able to stand before this holy Lord God? and to whom shall he go up from us?

[Patriarchs & Prophets pp 589] All Israel had been taught to regard the ark with awe and reverence. When required to remove it from place to place the Levites were not so much as to look upon it. Only once a year was the high priest permitted to behold the ark of God…. What happens next is that they began to question God’s justice, for it seemed to them that The Lord should not have spoiled their joy, at such a time as this.

God did not have any problem with their joy, the problem was with their irreverent curiosity, and the way in which they allowed it to lead them to a disregard of His plain instructions…. [Patriarchs & Prophets pp 589] As they continued to gaze upon the sacred chest and to talk of the wonderful manner in which it had been restored, they began to conjecture wherein lay its peculiar power. At last, overcome by curiosity, they removed the coverings and ventured to open it.

This leads us to our second point, as we study the reasons why people often question God’s justice. Point [2] Beware of unwarranted, irreverent curiosity. The first temptation to the human family began with curiosity. As Eve stared curiously at the fruit, she wondered why it is, God had withheld it from them, and the more she wondered, the more she became curious, until her mind became ripe for temptation.

Genesis 3:3 But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, You shall not eat of it, neither shall you touch it, lest you die. 4 And the serpent said unto the woman, You shall not surely die.

May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!

When God’s Justice Is Questioned. Part [10] 10/16/2025 (Morning thought)

1st Corinthians 10: 31 Whether therefore you eat, or drink, or whatsoever you do, do all to the glory of God.

It is just as important to obey, when you are in a solemn assembly, as when you might be out and about with friends, on a picnic, a birthday party, or at a wedding. The robe of Christ’s righteousness is not only to be worn on Sabbaths, it is to be worn at the gym, the grocery, the workplace, the restaurant, the beach and any and everywhere the Christian may go. In this way, when you conscientiously set your mind to do His will through the freedom of choice He will guide you, and keep you, because it was in your heart to obey Him.

God’s revealed will does not take a vacation when the Christian is rejoicing for whatever reason. The will of God is to be consulted in every situation so that His word may be honored. Therefore, when we pass our varying situations of rejoicing through the litmus test of His word, and follow His revealed will, there will be no reason to be afraid of Him, because God is love.

The disposition to think that just because He is a loving God, that His instructions wouldn’t matter that much is one of the precursors to questioning His justice, whenever it occurs. God wants us to rejoice always, but in doing so, let’s try to be in harmony with His revealed will always.

1st Samuel 6:19 And he smote the men of Bethshemesh, because they had looked into the ark of the Lord, even he smote of the people fifty thousand and threescore and ten men: and the people lamented, because the Lord had smitten many of the people with a great slaughter.

May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!