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There is an ache in the human heart that happens when there is injustice. There is a deep longing for that justice when we see someone vulnerable and no one will fight for that person. Won't someone stand up for them? Isn't there anyone who will fight for them?  

I was talking to my husband recently about a similar situation and told him, "Every human heart longs to have someone who will fight for them and should have someone who will fight for them." I paused and contemplated that statement. Every human heart. The thing is, every person has felt vulnerable at one point in his or her life. Even the strongest, scariest man started out as a helpless boy and will eventually become fragile in his old age once again. 

The beautiful promise for humanity is that the ultimate hero will fight for them. One day, when Jesus returns, He will make every wrong, right. Like the last fight scene in a superhero movie, just when it seems all is lost and evil has won, Jesus is going to return to take His rightful place as King and He is going to ensure that Justice reigns on the earth. 

We don't just eagerly wait for that day, though. God has told us that He requires something of us. We are to do justly. 

Micah 6:8 
He has shown you, O man, what is good; And what does the LORD require of you But to do justly, To love mercy, And to walk humbly with your God?

A God-man named Jesus who fights and will fight for justice wants disciples who do as He does. 

Psalm 68:5 says "A father of the fatherless, a defender of widows, Is God in His holy habitation."

Psalm 12:5 says the following: "For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, Now I will arise," says the LORD; "I will set him in the safety for which he yearns."

If you have ever looked around and wondered who will fight for the orphan, if you've ever wondered who will speak for the unborn child who cannot speak for himself, if you've ever seen any situation and wondered "Who will fight for that individual?", I want to tell you something. Go look in the mirror. It doesn't matter if you are 15, 25, or 65 years old. Go stand up for someone. If there is a vulnerable person who needs justice, be that person's hero. Use your voice. I eagerly await the day when Jesus makes every wrong thing right, but until that day, I commit to do justly. Deep down, we all want to be a superhero and fight for justice. Don't wait. Just go for it.

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