神非常看重公义。祂透过以赛亚宣告说，弥赛亚要在地上设立公理（公义）——不完成工作绝不会放弃。
今天我们知道，这里描述的弥赛亚就是耶稣基督，神的儿子，祂来是要征服这世上罪的权势（参约1-10）。祂来是要赦免罪，带来新生命。祂来了，好叫我们领受祂的公义，并靠着这公义生活。在跟随基督的过程中，我们是神在这世上福音的使者。
我们所参与的神的使命，包括带领人们得到耶稣里的救恩，喂饱饥饿的人，照顾贫穷人，探访病人和鼓励灰心的人。这在历史上一直是教会的事工。神带来公义；我们要把人指向神派来建立公义的那一位。我们要效法基督的榜样，帮助世人知道基督是如何成就神的应许的。
这世上不缺少需要。一想到有多少的不公义存在，就让人感到沮丧和无法承受。然而，我们不能让这阻止我们今天迈向神使命的脚步。我们也不要变得不耐烦。神的工作还没有结束。在此期间，我们可以参与神应许的一小部分，祂会成就祂的应许。我们在它里面要有盼望。
父啊，我们感谢祢差遣祢的爱子，透过祂带来公义。在我们为祢在世上的公义工作时，求祢赐下智慧和洞见。阿们。
以赛亚书 42:1-9
1 “看哪，我的仆人，我所扶持、所拣选，心里所喜悦的，我已将我的灵赐给他，他必将公理传给外邦。
2 他不喧嚷，不扬声，也不使街上听见他的声音。
3 压伤的芦苇他不折断，将残的灯火他不吹灭，他凭真实将公理传开。
4 他不灰心，也不丧胆，直到他在地上设立公理，海岛都等候他的训诲。”
5 创造诸天，铺张穹苍，将地和地所出的一并铺开，赐气息给地上的众人，又赐灵性给行在其上之人的神耶和华，他如此说：
6 “我耶和华凭公义召你，必搀扶你的手，保守你，使你做众民的中保，做外邦人的光，
7 开瞎子的眼，领被囚的出牢狱，领坐黑暗的出监牢。
8 我是耶和华，这是我的名。我必不将我的荣耀归给假神，也不将我的称赞归给雕刻的偶像。
9 看哪，先前的事已经成就，现在我将新事说明，这事未发以先，我就说给你们听。”
In faithfulness he will bring forth justice; he will not falter or be discouraged till he establishes justice on earth. In his teaching the islands will put their hope. — Isaiah 42:3-4
God takes justice very seriously. Through Isaiah, God declares that the Messiah’s purpose on earth is to establish justice—and he will not give up until that work is complete.
We know today that the Messiah described here is Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who came to conquer the power of sin in this world (see John 1-10). He came to bring forgiveness of sins and new life. He came so that we could receive his righteousness and live by it. In following Christ, we are agents of God’s mission in this world.
Our part in God’s mission includes leading people to salvation in Jesus, feeding the hungry, caring for the poor, visiting the sick, and encouraging the discouraged. This has historically been the ministry of the church. God brings justice; we point people to the One whom God sent to establish it. In following Christ’s example, we help reveal to the world what Christ came to do as the fulfillment of God’s promise.
There is no shortage of needs in the world. It can be discouraging and overwhelming to consider how much injustice seems to prevail. Yet we cannot let that stop us from taking steps today to join in God’s mission. Let’s not grow impatient either. God isn’t finished yet. In the meantime, we can be involved in a small part of what God has promised, and he will do it. We put our hope in him.
Father, in your plan to bring justice, we thank you for sending your Son. In our work for your justice in this world, give us wisdom and insight. Amen.
诵读: 楚云
片头: 张妙阳
