Loosing the Chains of Injustice

As part of our 21 Days of Prayer and Fasting we are continuing our look at Isaiah 58 with some thoughts from our LifeGate Prayer Team leader, Conrad Davies.  Check it out below.

“Loose the Chains”

Isaiah 58:6a

“Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice…”

Have you ever experienced an injustice?  Have you ever felt like what someone has done to you should be repaid, severely?  Have you ever responded emotionally to something that happened to someone else, when you thought justice should be done?  We see and experience injustices all around us, all the time.

According to Merriam Webster’s online dictionary, an injustice is the “absence of justice, and/or the violation of right or of the rights of another.” Shouldn’t we be ultimately embracing the God given rights that God has established? Shouldn’t we be embracing the biblical standards of humanity?  Sin has twisted the appropriate standard and justice in our worlds; however, God is faithful to loose the chains of injustice. 

Injustice can bind us to a place of complaint and bitterness towards an unjust system or circumstance.  Let this time of fasting revitalize us to remember that God is powerful enough to loose the chains and restore our lens of proper perspectives of injustice. Let’s plead to Him to show His justice, His righteous standards, and His holy ways.  Justice grants us peace and it clears our conscience from possible seeds of bitterness that could grow.

Prayer:

“Lord, break the chains of injustice in our circumstances.  Restore us to a rightful perspective by opening our eyes to see your justice.  We ask you to show your justice in our situation.  In Jesus name, Amen.”