Justice Served

Justice is served when Judges fear God, and love the people.  This is the reason that I have chosen to seek to become a Supreme Court Justice, serving the people of Minnesota.  To serve the court with impartial justice, judges must possess great knowledge and wisdom.  Judges must be God fearing men and women, because God’s Word tells us, “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of all knowledge.” (Proverbs 1:7) and “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of all wisdom…” (Psalm 111:10) 

To fear God means to love Him with all of your heart, with all of your soul, and with all of your strength.  This is the greatest commandment given to man.  This fear requires an awesome, reverential acknowledgement of the sovereignty of God over the affairs of man.  The second greatest commandment is to love our neighbor as our selves.  When we fear God, the necessary result is that we love the people. (Matthew 22:37-39) 

If justice is to be served in our courts, then we must use the correct standard in choosing our judges.  God’s Word gives us this standard in II Chronicles 19:5-7, which tells us, “Jehoshaphat appointed judges throughout all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city, and said to the judges, Be careful what you do, for you judge not for man but for the Lord, and He is with you in the matter of judgment.  So now let the reverence and fear of the Lord be upon you; take heed what you do, for there is no injustice with the Lord our God, or partiality or taking of bribes.”

The hearts of our judges are critical because, “A good man brings forth good out of the good stored in his heart.  An evil man brings forth evil out of the evil stored in his heart.  For it is out of the overflow of the heart that the tongue speaks.” (Luke 6:45)  If we want the decisions of our judges to be good, then we must pray that the hearts of our judges are turned toward God.