God Is Just—And He Sees All
Scriptural Verse: “The Lord is slow to anger but great in power; the Lord will not leave the guilty unpunished.”
— Nahum 1:3a (NIV)
Explain:
The book of Nahum is a prophecy against Nineveh, the capital of Assyria. While the people had once repented under Jonah’s preaching, they had since returned to violence, idolatry, and cruelty. Nahum’s message is clear: God had been patient, but now judgment was coming. The verse reminds us that God is both merciful and just. He is not quick to punish, but neither does He ignore wrongdoing.
Reflect:
Sometimes, it can seem like evil goes unpunished or that God is silent in the face of injustice. But Nahum reminds us that God sees everything. His justice may not be immediate, but it is certain. This is both comforting and sobering—it assures the oppressed that God will act, and it calls us to examine our own lives with humility and repentance.
Meditate:
Take a quiet moment to sit with this truth: God is slow to anger, but He is also just. What does that reveal about His character? What does that mean for how we live?
Pray:
Lord, thank You for being patient and kind, even when we fall short. Help us not to take Your mercy for granted. Teach us to walk in integrity and to trust in Your justice. Give peace to those who are wronged and strength to those waiting on You. In Jesus’ name, Amen
chua hoo huat,
Thank you for this wonderful devotional challenge and reminder from the Book of Nahum.
I appreciate that you have brought out our God's patience with His people. We know that He always deals justly and righteously--even though He may not fit things into our timetable or to our understanding.
I am challenged to to a meditation and introspection into my own life and to revisit the thought that there may still be things in my life that I have not submitted to Him (and I am sure that there are many such things.
Thank you again, sir.
Dr. Jim Garrett