Mercy Trumps Justice

There’s something about human nature that calls out for justice to be administered to those who cause suffering. When Dinah, the daughter of Jacob, was raped, her brothers murdered the perpetrator, his father and other adult males in the village. Dinah’s brothers did not want justice. They wanted revenge.

God is never active in helping people get revenge because He is a God of justice and, as such, expects us to seek justice because revenge does not consider mercy or forgiveness. What Dinah’s brothers failed to do was to let justice take its course. They did not realize God’s approach to justice perfectly matches the crime.

It’s important to appreciate that God will use whatever method he deems necessary to see that justice is administered. God wants us to understand and accept that "there is no true justice unless mercy is a part of it." We must “let our love for justice be exceeded only by our love of mercy." If God had not shown us mercy, where would we be?
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The Lord has told us what is right and what he demands: "See that justice is done, let mercy be your first concern, and humbly obey your God." 
~MICAH 6:8  Holy Bible - Contemporary English Version

You will be judged on whether or not you are doing what Christ wants you to. So watch what you do and what you think. But if you have been merciful, then God's mercy toward you will win out over his judgment against you. 
~JAMES 2:12-13 The Living Bible