ROMANS 12:19
One of my best subjects in school was Literature in English. In literature, poetic justice is an ideal form of justice in which good characters are rewarded and bad characters are punished by an ironic twist of fate. It is a strong literary notion that all forms of literature must impart moral lessons.
When the Israelites were taken captive to Babylon, a Jew named Mordecai was targeted by Haman. Haman, the king’s highest nobleman, expected every royal official to kneel down and honour him, but Mordecai refused to bow to anyone other than God. This outraged Haman and he decided to destroy not only Mordecai but all the Jews in the Persian Empire. Haman convinced the king to sign a decree authorizing the destruction of all Jews and began to build a gallows for Mordecai’s execution. But, in a surprising turn of events, Haman was executed on the gallows he had built for Mordecai and the Jewish people were spared.
A friend of mine lived in fear of being made redundant. His new manager, for reasons unknown, began to fill his personal file with negative comments. Then the day my friend thought he was losing his job, the new boss was fired instead.
That is poetic justice. Not everyone obtains justice so dramatically, but the scriptures promise that God will one day avenge all injustice (Romans 12:19). While we wait, we must do what we can to work for justice and leave the results in the hands of God.
🙏 Lord, we humble ourselves in Your presence. Help us to act in ways that are just and right.
