The Walk

Osama bin Laden is dead.
I have really mixed emotions. I feel asleep Sunday night praying for his family, praying for a "last minute" conversion, praying for the people of Islam all over the world, that they would know the Truth and that the Truth would set them free (this is particularly on my mind because I've taken an Islam course both semesters this year). I don't rejoice that bin Laden is dead, but what I do rejoice  in is justice being done.

God Himself promises justice to His people. It is a very scriptural concept, one that we must all face. The fact that the justice bin Laden received was begun by American soldiers is, I think, justice for the families of the people killed on 9/11. All throughout the Bible, God talks about justice. He talks about bringing judgment upon sinners, justice to those who have been wounded, betrayed, killed, etc. Our God is a God of justice, His very nature requires it.

While I don't rejoice that a man died most likely not knowing the Lord, I do rejoice that justice has been done. I am proud to be an American, but I am even more proud of the God I follow. I am thankful for His justice, even as I rejoice in His mercy.