Evildoers Will be Brought to Justice

“For the Son of Man is going to come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will repay each person according to what he has done.” Matthew 16:27 ESV

In a story titled “Altercation between cyclist and runner on Crandon leads to aggravated battery arrest,” it was reported that an altercation Sunday morning between a bicyclist and a runner on Crandon Boulevard, west of the Key Biscayne city limits, left one woman injured and a Brickell man charged with aggravated battery, according to Miami-Dade Police… Maria Galleguillo, 56, a triathlete, was riding her bike on the bicycle path. At approximately 7:45 a.m., she began to approach the male subject, who was running in the bike lane toward her, with the intention of avoiding and passing him. Instead, the male swung his arm while holding a bottle and struck her in the face, causing her to fall and sustain injuries, the police report noted. “That was a malicious act,” Galleguillo told Miami's Local 10 news from her hospital bed. With the assistance of a Good Samaritan, detectives with the General Investigators Unit followed all leads and were able to identify and locate the subject, getting a full confession from Andrew Cobb, 54, who has been charged with aggravated battery and causing great bodily harm… Now, Galleguillo wants Cobb to be brought to justice.

And you know, when it comes to justice being served, the Bible tells us that a day is coming when “the Son of Man is going to come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will repay each person according to what he has done.” I don’t know about you but I find that very comforting when I take into account that man’s justice is not always swift or fair, but God’s perfect and righteous justice is. You see, God has all the facts and so can detect every lie. Furthermore, God discards every excuse, and God distributes justice to every person in perfect proportion for what they have done. 

So resist the urge to take revenge when someone is not “brought to justice” as quickly or as thoroughly as you would like my friend. God is a righteous judge and will not let the wicked go unpunished. 

Heavenly Father, thank You for being a God who sets the same standard for all and whose judgments are always perfect. Help us to trust that the wicked will be brought to justice in the next world if our present one fails to do it, that we might find peace when evil people flourish. It’s in your precious name we pray Jesus. Amen. 

Happy Running!