Day 20: God Loves Justice | Learning to Trust God More, 21-Day Firm Foundation Devotional from Psalm 37

Monday, February 23, 2026 Bryan Hudson 0 Comments



Day 20 — God Loves Justice

Written by Contributor: Pastor Lee Robb

Psalm 37:27-29, Depart from evil, and do good; And dwell forevermore. 28 For the Lord loves justice, And does not forsake His saints; They are preserved forever, But the descendants of the wicked shall be cut off. 29 The righteous shall inherit the land, And dwell in it forever.

Key Thought: Justice flows from God’s character.

Prayer: Establish my life in Your justice.

Psalm 37 is written to steady believers whose faith is being tested by what they see.
• The wicked are flourishing.
• Corruption looks comfortable.
• Righteousness looks slow.

David’s answer is not political strategy; it is theological clarity. We must understand that justice is not something God occasionally does. Justice flows from who God is.

David calls for righteous living before he explains divine justice. Why? Because righteousness is alignment with God’s nature. If justice flows from God’s character, then evil is ultimately unstable because it contradicts the moral structure of the universe.
• God’s ways are not outdated.
• God’s standards are not negotiable.
• God’s moral order is not temporary.

You turn from evil not because evil isn’t profitable, but because it is incompatible with God’s character.

“For the Lord loves justice…” (v.28)
This is the hinge of the passage. David does not say, “The Lord tolerates justice,” nor, “The Lord occasionally enforces justice.” He says, “The Lord loves justice.”

That means justice is not a reaction but an expression.
• It flows from His holiness.
• It flows from His righteousness.
• It flows from His covenant faithfulness.

If justice flows from God’s character, then:
• Injustice cannot have the final word.
• Wickedness cannot have permanent footing.
• Righteousness cannot be eternally ignored.

Even when courts fail, when systems falter, when culture shifts, God’s character does not change. We can learn to trust God more when we realize that God’s character is eternal, but circumstances are seasonal.

Possession is opportunistic, but inheritance is covenantal. This means measuring your life by covenant promises, not by cultural trends.

At Calvary, it looked like injustice would triumph. It looked like righteousness was crushed. But justice was not ignored; it was satisfied. Mercy was not sentimental; it was secured. At the Cross, we see clearly that justice flows from God’s character. Romans describes God as “just and the justifier.”

The resurrection is the public declaration that God’s character cannot be defeated. The Righteous One was not forsaken. And because He lives, the righteous will inherit.

Reflection question: What is your response to God when you see the world reward evil and sideline righteousness?

Key insight I gained today:

Today’s action item based on insight:

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