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Justice, mercy and humility go together

Ever heard the term "cowboy country"? You guessed it. There are no rules in that country. Everyone does what is right in their own eyes. But God desired that justice be right and fair. He developed the idea of sanctuary cities (not the modern kind). Deuteronomy 19:11-12, But if anyone hates his neighbor, lies in wait for him, rises against him and strikes him mortally, so that he dies, and he flees to one of these cities, then the elders of his city shall send and bring him from there, and deliver him over to the hand of the avenger of blood, that he may die. In these sanctuary cities no one is above the law. They are only there to protect the killer from being killed for something accidental. If he is possibly guilty, the elders will give him a proper hearing and the right judgment given. What a fantastic way to administer justice. Man unfortunately wants part of the process. Our God is a God of justice, mercy and love. Love to the point of making himself humble for the cr...