Dear friend, Do you feel you are being treated unfairly? Are you carrying a hurt that you have gone through unfair injustice in your life?
Some time back, we received an email from a person who inherited an incurable disease from her mother. It was not her mistake. It was a transmissible disease she inherited when she was born. She felt so unfair and upset that God was showing injustice towards her.
We come across people who have kids with Autism. The parents go through great trouble and shock when they come to know their kids have Autism. They struggle for some time to accept the fact. But when reality hits them, they feel let down and are unfairly treated by God.
Husband and wife complain against each other about the injustice caused to them when they encounter unfaithfulness in the family. They feel let down and treated unfairly by their spouse.
We get emails from people who are tired of not getting promoted and feel they are being treated unfairly.
Someone might ask, when they have an incurable disease, why do I alone have to carry the pain and the agony while everyone else is happy in their life?
The list of injustice and unfairness can go on. There are complaints from all age groups. Why is my God unfairly treating me? Why is it happening only to me? Why am I born this Way?
Do we have answers for all the unfairness and injustice? Only God can answer. But we can find answers by gaining insights from the Bible in hindsight.
In the Bible, we will discuss some who were treated unfairly and experienced great injustice.
God’s Way of preparing someone for a greater purpose:
Bible Reading: Genesis 38: 19-36
Joseph was a dear son to His father, Jacob.
His brothers tried to kill him and then threw him into the waterless well. Then they changed their mind, and he was sold for twenty pieces of silver to traders as a servant. What an unfair treatment Joseph received on that day from his own brothers.
Unexpectedly, at the age of eighteen, Joseph’s dreams about his future were shattered into pieces. His new masters dragged him far away from home.
The traders sold Joseph to an Egyptian officer. Joseph proved his talent to his Egyptian master through hard work and intelligence. Then, one day, he was unfairly framed for a crime he never committed by the Egyptian officer’s wife (Genesis 39:1-19) and thrown into prison.
Joseph suffered injustice after injustice. Often, I wonder how much Joseph would have been disappointed by the injustices that were caused to Him. He has all the reasons to get depressed.
But despite all the unfairness and injustice, Joseph kept being the best in the place where he was.
In His time, God turned Joseph’s life around. At the age of thirty, the king raised him to be Egypt’s prime minister. Joseph saved Egypt from the severe famine and the entire region around Egypt, including his brothers and father’s family.
Eventually, Joseph lost 12 years of his precious youth as a servant and prisoner. When God’s appointed time came, he was moved from prison to prime minister in a moment.
Every great man in the Bible was prepared for greatness through testing.
Moses was a prince in Egypt, but he had to flee and learn patience for forty years in the wilderness, caring for his father-in-law’s sheep. God knew how important Moses was for His heavenly plan, so He was not in a hurry to mold Moses’s life. God took forty years to mold Moses’s life. At the age of 80, he became a great leader and prophet, and he brought the people of the Israelites out of Egypt by parting the Red Sea.
God does allow some to go through great injustice to mold their life to fulfill His greater purpose. The examples of Moses and Joseph stand witness to it.
We reap what we sow:
Bible Reading: 2 Samuel 11:2-5
The Bible says, “Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows.” – Galatians 6:7.
We reap what we sow. The wounds heal, but the scar remains. Our sins are forgiven, but the consequences run deeper. At times what we feel as injustice and unfairness arise because of our past mistakes.
A great example is the story of David.
Some may call it unfair. But God did take away David’s baby, born to Bathsheeba, at the cost of adultery and murder. David committed a great sin by committing adultery with Bathsheba and then killed her husband to hide the crime.
The Bible calls David a man after God’s own heart. However, he did slip and commit a great crime in God’s eyes.
God stuck David’s newborn baby, and it died (2 Samuel 12:14). But God forgave David.
David did not escape earthly consequences for the sins he committed. The sword chased him and his family.
David’s firstborn son, Amnon, assaulted his half-sister, Tamar. Absalom, Tamar’s brother, killed Amnon in revenge. Then, Absalom drove David away from the kingdom. Finally, Absalom died while fighting David, his own father’s army.
David was heartbroken after going through all this. He had to reap what he sowed for the crime he committed. David paid in full for his actions.
The Bible’s intention is not to shame David but to leave a detailed warning for any parent who lives with past sins. A family can inherit a curse because of the sins an elder in the family commits. We reap what we sow.
But Jesus died on the cross to break every curse. He became cursed so that every curse could be broken away.
Dear friend, if you think you have done something against God, please reconcile with Him. He can forgive all your past mistakes and give you a new life.
We request anyone experiencing this unfairness and injustice to pause and ask the Holy Spirit to show them their past mistakes and ask for forgiveness.
God’s Sovereign Act:
God is sovereign, and He answers to no one. He does not need to ask for counsel or guidance from anyone. The almighty God is always righteous. He is Holy. He always does what is right and good.
We are limited in that we can not see each other tomorrow. God can see tomorrow and the future to eternity.
The Bible says, “He (Job) was blameless—a man of complete integrity. He feared God and stayed away from evil.” God was so happy with Job’s life that when Satan asked permission to test Job, God gave the permission. He did not have to consult anyone before permitting Satan.
That permission God gave to Satan cost everything to Job. He unfairly lost all his property. He lost his children in a single day. He was affected by a grueling disease affected Him. He went through acute physical and emotional pain.
How great was the injustice Job went through? He wept and cried for day and night. But there was no answer from God.
His friends, who came to comfort him, turned against him. They wounded him with their empty philosophy, and Job longed for comfort. His God, who is the most excellent comforter, left him alone.
Job, a wise man, could not understand the unfairness he was being treated. In the end, God came down and asked Job to stand before Him, challenging Job with more than seventy questions.
In the end, Job broke down and said, “I know that you can do anything, and no one can stop you. You asked, ‘Who is this that questions my wisdom with such ignorance?’ It is I—and I was talking about things I knew nothing about, things far too wonderful for me.” – Job 42:2-3 NLT
Job asked for forgiveness for all that he had said.
The other person who experienced injustice was Hagar. She was a slave to Sarah, Abraham’s husband. Sarah could bore a child to Abraham. Hence, she came up with the plan to get Hagar married to Abraham. Hagar was unfairly married to old Abraham and then driven out with her young son. We may ponder and meditate on why it happened.
Shall we conclude Job and Hagar went through unfair treatment? Absolutely not. God knows much more than what we know. He can see what we can not see. His analysis are much more detailed than ours.
Our God is sovereign. We can not question His decision. His eternal viewpoint is much beyond our thinking, and limited insights we have.
The Greatest Injustice:
The greatest injustice happened to our Lord Jesus Christ. He is the Holy of Holy and the Lord of Host. He was crucified for our sins. He was pierced for our iniquities. Jesus was unfairly judged, slapped, and crucified among the thieves for our sake.
It was God’s sovereign decision to put Jesus through injustice and unfairness for the sake of humanity because he loved us and the world so much. God wants to give eternal life through Jesus Christ.
The Bible says, “For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.”
The injustice Jesus experienced was God’s Way of solving earthly justice. The Bible says the wages of sin is death, which is the proper judgment according to Earth’s justice law. By this law, all of us are subject to spiritual death.
If you have further questions, please read the link to know more => Why was Jesus crucified?
Jesus willingly offered himself to injustice and unfairness so that we could receive forgiveness for our sins instead of spiritual death. Jesus took all the Earth’s punishment on himself by allowing himself to experience injustice and unfairness so that we could receive forgiveness.
The Earth trembled when Jesus died on the cross. It can not accept the fact that the creator was crucified by His own creation He dearly loved. The Earth could not accept the unfairness and the injustice. (Matthew 27:54)
The sun could not take what happened to Jesus. It went and hid itself (Luke 23:45).
The crucifixion of Jesus Christ was the greatest injustice and unfairness that happened in Earth’s history.
Willingly Accepted Injustice
Some willingly came forward and accepted injustice for a greater joy and purpose.
All Jesus’ disciples except John and Judas (who betrayed Jesus) died as martyrs. They willingly came forward to be treated unfairly for the sake of greater glory. How could they gladly accept injustice?
The Bible says, “Others were tortured, refusing to turn from God in order to be set free. They placed their hope in a better life after the resurrection. Some were jeered at, and their backs were cut open with whips. Others were chained in prisons. Some died by stoning, some were sawed in half, and others were killed with the sword. Some went about wearing skins of sheep and goats, destitute and oppressed and mistreated. They were too good for this world, wandering over deserts and mountains, hiding in caves and holes in the ground.” – Hebrews 11: 35-38 NLT.
The above passage sounds grossly unfair. Yet, unfairness and injustice against righteous people brought greater glory to God.
Let’s discuss how to deal with unfairness and injustice.
How do we deal with unfairness and injustice?
We live in a broken world. All of us will go through unfairness and injustice at some time or the other. None of us will be treated fairly and with full justice. The Bible never guarantees that.
The best Way to deal with unfairness and injustice is the Way David offered when Saul unfairly chased him for over a decade. Samuel anointed David as a King while Saul was still the King of Israel.
Hence, Saul wanted to Kill David. He chased David for many years. During this time, David wrote many psalms. One of the Psalms David wrote was Psalm 57 NLT. He wrote this Psalm while he was hiding in the cave fearing Saul.
David wrote, “Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy! I look to you for protection. I will hide beneath the shadow of your wings until the danger passes by.“
If you are going through unfairness and injustice, please read Psalm 57.
You will understand how David surrendered himself to God. He wrote this Psalm with the full conviction that God alone is His hope and protection. He repeatedly called upon God’s help and started glorifying God for who He is.
David did not complain about his unfair treatment but took great joy in surrendering and finding hope in God’s presence.
God did deliver David. He ended up as the greatest king of Israel.
Dear friend, are you experiencing great injustice and unfairness right now? Jesus wants to speak to you. He is the greatest comforter. What is impossible for us is possible for Him. Please invite Him into your life. Fall on His feet and ask Him to lead you.
Please place your hand on your heart and call upon the name of Jesus.
Dear Jesus, we are praying along with our dear brother and sister, who are praying with us today. Jesus, we do not know them, but you know them. You know the hurt and pain they are going through. Please come and touch their lives. You know the reason why they are going through the current situation.
Please come and surround them with your peace and joy. Comfort them and show them away. Jesus, you are the Lord of compassion. Your love is greater than the love of a mother. You care for those who are praying along with us today. Please reach out and touch their life. Heal their heart.
If they have made any mistakes in the past, please forgive their past mistakes. Wash them with your precious blood. Jesus, you are our hope and answer to all our prayers. We firmly believe you are going to answer this prayer. We pray in the mighty name of Jesus. Amen.
Dear Friend, Jesus is with you. Whatever the situation you are going through today, He has the power to lift you and show you a way. Do not worry. May Jesus bless you and make you a blessing for many. Keep in touch.
