Dispense It

Zechariah 7:9 says Thus has the Lord of hosts said, ‘Dispense true justice and practice kindness and compassion each to his brother;

Sounds like a pharmacist, doesn’t it?  “Dispense” and “practice.”

Pharmacists have this incredible responsibility attached to their profession of dispensing the correct medicine into the specified bottle, with the exact instructions for each individual.  What a job!  One mistake could mean certain death for the consumer.

Christians have this responsibility, must like a pharmacist, to dispense “true” justice and “practice” kindness and compassion.  It’s no different than the medicine.  If we don’t pour out true justice wrapped in love, and practice kindness through purposeful acts that stem from compassion for others, this too can mean certain death.

If God tells us to do these two things, there must be a way for us to do them.

The next verse is a strong warning…

^… and do not oppress the widow or the orphan, the stranger or the poor; and do not devise evil in your hearts against one another.

In other words, we have to turn from evil and oppression and toward towards justice and kindness.

And then pour it out...