The Bible Prayer Line – Bible Lesson
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Bible Texts:
Justice:
Deuteronomy 10:20 NLT
You must fear The Lord your God and worship Him and cling to Him. Your oaths must be in His name alone.
Proverbs 21:3 NLT
The Lord is more pleased when we do what is right and just than when we offer Him sacrifices.
Injustice:
Deuteronomy 24:17 NLT
“True justice must be given to foreigners living among you and to orphans, and you must never accept a widow’s garment as security for her debt.
Job 17:15,16 NLT
15 Where then is my hope? Can anyone find it?
16 No, my hope will go down with me to the grave. We will rest together in the dust!”
The Word; Justice:
Deuteronomy 16:20 NLT
Let true justice prevail, so you may live and occupy the land that The Lord your God is giving you.
Leviticus 19:15 NLT
“Do not twist justice in legal matters by favoring the poor or being partial to the rich and powerful. Always judge people fairly.
Psalm 33:4,5 NLT
4 For The Word Of The Lord holds true, and we can trust everything He does.
5 He loves whatever is just and good; the unfailing love of the Lord fills the earth.
Psalm 37:8,9,27-29 KJV
8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.
9 For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon The Lord, they shall inherit the earth.
27 Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.
28 For The Lord loveth judgment, and forsaketh not His saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.
29 The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.
Psalm 106:3 NLT
There is joy for those who deal justly with others and always do what is right.
Proverbs 21:15 NLT
Justice is a joy to the Godly, but it terrifies evildoers.
Proverbs 24:24,25 NLT
24 A judge who says to the wicked, “You are innocent,” will be cursed by many people and denounced by the nations.
25 But it will go well for those who convict the guilty; rich blessings will be showered on them.
Proverbs 28:5 NLT
Evil people don’t understand justice, but those who follow The Lord understand completely.
Proverbs 29:7 NLT
The Godly care about the rights of the poor; the wicked don’t care at all.
Ecclesiastes 3:17 NLT
I said to myself, “In due season God will judge everyone, both good and bad, for all their deeds.”
Isaiah 1:17 NLT
Learn to do good. Seek justice. Help the oppressed. Defend the cause of orphans. Fight for the rights of widows.
Isaiah 30:18 KJV
And therefore will The Lord wait, that He may be gracious unto you, and therefore will He be exalted, that He may have mercy upon you: for The Lord is a God Of Judgment: blessed are all they that wait for Him.
Isaiah 51:4,5 NLT
4 “Listen to Me, My people. Hear Me, Israel, for My law will be proclaimed, and My justice will become a light to the nations.
5 My mercy and justice are coming soon. My salvation is on the way. My strong arm will bring justice to the nations. All distant lands will look to Me
Isaiah 61:8 NLT
“For I, The Lord, love justice. I hate robbery and wrong doing.
I will faithfully reward My people for their suffering and make an everlasting covenant with them.
Hosea 12:6 NLT
So now, come back to your God. Act with love and justice, and always depend on Him.
Amos 5:24 NLT
"...I want to see a mighty flood of justice, an endless river of righteous living.
Zechariah 7:9 NLT
“This is what The Lord Of Heaven’s Armies says: Judge fairly, and show mercy and kindness to one another.
Luke 18:1-8 NLT (Parable of the Persistent Widow)
18 One day Jesus told His disciples a story to show that they should always pray and never give up.
2 “There was a judge in a certain city,” he said, “who neither feared God nor cared about people.
3 A widow of that city came to him repeatedly, saying, ‘Give me justice in this dispute with my enemy.’
4 The judge ignored her for a while, but finally he said to himself, ‘I don’t fear God or care about people,
5 but this woman is driving me crazy. I’m going to see that she gets justice, because she is wearing me out with her constant requests!’”
6 Then The Lord said, “Learn a lesson from this unjust judge.
7 Even he rendered a just decision in the end. So don’t you think God will surely give justice to His chosen people who cry out to Him day and night? Will He keep putting them off?
8 I tell you, He will grant justice to them quickly! But when The Son Of Man returns, how many will He find on the earth who have faith?”
Romans 12:19 NLT
Dear friends, never take revenge. Leave that to the righteous anger of God. For The Scriptures say, “I will take revenge; I will pay them back,” says The Lord.
Hebrew 10:30 KJV
For we know Him that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto Me, I will recompense, saith The Lord. And again, The Lord shall Judge His people.
The Word; Injustice:
Leviticus 19:15 NLT
“Do not twist justice in legal matters by favoring the poor or being partial to the rich and powerful. Always judge people fairly.
Job 11:14 NLT
Get rid of your sins, and leave all iniquity behind you.
Proverbs 22:8 NLT
Those who plant injustice will harvest disaster, and their reign of terror will come to an end.
Ecclesiastes 3:16,17 NLT (The Injustices of Life)
16 I also noticed that under the sun there is evil in the courtroom. Yes, even the courts of law are corrupt!
17 I said to myself, “In due season God will judge everyone, both good and bad, for all their deeds.”
Isaiah 10:1 NLT
10 What sorrow awaits the unjust judges and those who issue unfair laws.
2 They deprive the poor of justice and deny the rights of the needy among My people.They prey on widows and take advantage of orphans.
Romans 1:18 NLT (God’s Anger at Sin)
But God shows His anger from heaven against all sinful, wicked people who suppress The Truth by their wickedness
Prayer:
Micah 6:8 KJV
He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth The Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?
