Seek Daily (NBC)

SEEK DAILY (NBC)
 
Monday, July 6
Exodus 23:1-8
DO NOT PERVERT JUSTICE
“Do not follow the crowd in doing wrong….” Exodus 23:2, NIV
Today, we do many things that are inimical to the existence of good relationships. Gossip, slander and false witnessing can wreck families, strain neighbourhood cooperation and cause chaos in the judicial system. Unfortunately, that is what many people do and that is why God is warning us against following the crowd of evil doers. We suffer the unfortunate tendency of thinking that something is right simply because many people engage in it. History has however, proven that majority are not always right. Gossips, rumours and lies have today become part of the ‘system,’ but you should know that even if you do not initiate a lie, you may be responsible if you pass it along.
Justice demands impartiality and not compliance with the crowd. When called to testify or to adjudicate between people, do not pervert justice against anyone because he or she is your enemy. In carrying out judicial proceedings, we should be cautious because good laws are not enough unless they are duly administered.
Birthday Blessing: Every place where you set your foot will be yours…. Deuteronomy 11:24
Read Bible Through Passage: 2 Chr. 33, 34, 35; Acts 10:1-22
Justice always makes mercy dumb when sin has made the sinner deaf. - Thomas Brooks
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