In this week's installment in our Names of God series, we come now to the name Jehovah Gmolah. I was not familiar with this name before preparing for this study, and was unaware that the meaning of it is "The God of Recompense", showing that our God repays and restores vengeance.
.Many of us are familiar with the passage of Scripture which states that vengeance is the Lord's, and He will repay. We are also likely familiar with the fact that our God is a God of justice. But to realize that not only are those two things true, but that one of His very names is all about these realities is something else altogether! These truths reveal aspects of His character, pointing to Who He is.
In a day and age in which injustice runs rampant, it is a special comfort to know the Lord is the One Who will repay, that He is the One who will meet out justice as needed - in both the small things as well as the big ones. In small everyday inconveniences like when we are vilified or mistreated by people on the opposite side of the political spectrum from us or called names on social media as people more and more hide behind their screens these days, we can know we don't have to exercise retaliation in any way. Likewise, in the bigger issues of life when entire people groups are marginalized and mistreated and injustice seems to prevail, we can take comfort in the fact that our Jehovah Gmolah reigns, and He will repay and act with complete and utter justice.
We live in what feel like increasingly dark times, and it is a comfort to know that our God's got this. He is not blind to the injustices of our day. He is not unaware of how His children are mistreated. He sees it all, and He will act accordingly.
Reflection Questions:
1) How does it relieve a burden from your shoulders to know that you don't have to seek vengeance yourself?
2) How can you encourage someone today who has been the victim of injustice with the truth that our God is a God of justice?
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