This is a tough one. I do not claim to know the mind of God because no one ever can. But Jesus speaks to His sheep pretty plainly so we can understand the things we need to know. So what is He trying to say here to this crowd of people and all us who read those words? Simply put I believe Jesus is saying "Trust in the Lord".
If you are in a situation that is causing you distress and you believe what is happening is wrong then we through these words are encouraged to take it to God in prayer and put it in His hands to resolve for us. God tells us in the Bible "I will never leave you or forsake you" so with that being said we should take comfort in the fact that God is in on this and the end result will be what it should be according to His will for us and the offending party.
Let me share one way with you in which this theory can be applied. The question is how will we be satisfied? We look for immediate satisfaction for justice. In Gods time this could take years. But over time wounds heal and we tend to forget or accept and move on. However, the person who has harmed us still has to answer for what they have done and has to live with the wrongs they have committed against you and others. I am one of those people. I have hurt people and kept plowing through. I was not ready to amend or stop to care how what I am doing may be affecting other people. I am a recovering Sex Addict and this is how all the people in my past are gaining the justice they deserve whether they know it or not. God takes care of our victims in addictions. We have to work a 12 step program in order to get better and live better. This brings me to the core of this text. I have come to a point where I have to make a fearless and moral inventory of my life and realize my part in my past and make amends to such people whenever possible. To those I can not make amends to directly they are getting satisfied because I have realized the exact nature of my wrongs and have become "willing" to apologize for my actions. Also I can amend my wrong with them by not continuing the same behaviors. I guess in a sense they may not have gotten the justice they wanted like sticks in my eyes and being dipped in syrup and covered with ants. But their justice has come through me understanding and regretting the hurt that I have caused. Because when we are offended or wronged we want validation of such and this is me validating them. God also then has a chance to work in someones life and change them from the inside out. Jesus took our full punishment on the Cross, God just wants to grow us and help us change our bad to goods and help those we have hurt feel better.
In conclusion if you are hungering and thirsting for Justice and asking God to help you with it, perhaps this is the road He is taking; helping you get through it and working on the defects of the offending person.
As I said Jesus took our full punishment on the cross, we need to understand justice has already been served by the greatest act of love in the history of the universe on a cross in Jerusalem 2,000 years ago. For God so loved the world that He sent His son to die for us being a perfect sacrifice for all mankind then and in years to come for the forgiveness of sins. Jesus was put to death on the Cross, He died for us, and on the third day rose again. He ascended into Heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in Glory to judge the living and the dead and His Kingdom will have no end.
Who do you say Jesus is? And what does that mean to you?
My prayers are with you
Jason.
