Though the wicked foolishly live as though God has not seen what they have done and that there is no justice coming to them, God has seen and will repay them to their face for every evil act and even every evil intention of their heart. As the psalmist concludes his song, “He will bring back on them their iniquity and wipe them out for their wickedness; the LORD our God will wipe them out” (Ps 94:23). One problem that we have with this—which exacerbates our worry—is that we’re impatient and short sided. We want justice, and if doesn’t come now, we’ll never get it. While that desire for justice is good, we must trust that the Lord knows better.

“When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul.” (Psalm 94:19)

Read: Psalm 94

Devotion: There are many things in this world that can cause anxiety. Finances, school, work, illness, and more can cause us to forget God and worry.

However, we must get our foundation right first. What causes us to worry? If we don’t know what causes our worry—the root of it—we can’t properly fight it. If all we’re doing is fighting the symptoms of our worry, we’ll never get rid of it. Merely dealing with the symptoms of anxiety is like a weed that we continue to mow but which always comes back because we never dealt with its roots.

The root of worry, is a lack of faith (Luke 12:28-30). Anxiety springs from a lack of trust in God, particularly in his nature or character.

One area in which we may feel anxious is the area of justice. Perhaps we were injured at work, and our employer is is reluctant to give us our worker’s compensation. Or perhaps the fight is with the insurance company that isn’t paying out what it has promised to pay out.

Maybe someone has sinned against us in some way that has damaged us, physically, emotionally, or socially, and it seems like they will not face any consequences for their actions.

When things are up in the air, when it seems like there is a real possibility that an injustice against us will stand, or we’re just in the midst of trying to get justice, we can easily grow anxious. “Will the insurance kick in, or will they find some loophole to deny me my claim?” “Will that guy who hurt me face justice?”

At the root of our anxiety is a fear that justice will not be done and that the injustice you have suffered will simply be covered over and forgotten without any restitution or restoration. Implicitly then, our anxiety arises due to a lack of faith in God who is the judge of all creation.

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