Plead my cause and redeem me; give me life according to your promise. Psalm 119:154
This very morning, someone is on their knees, weary from being battered, and is absolutely at the end of themselves. Disillusioned by a trail of broken promises, confusion is crippling because their enemies are clever and cunning.
In times like this, each of us needs an advocate. More often than not, there is not a human one to be found. No lawyers wait in the wings to take up our case in court. We need God. Who better to argue for us, to plead our cause and sort out the cobwebs of controversy to administer justice. Jeremiah even recognized God’s role as the heavenly attorney when Israel was oppressed and had no way out of captivity. He said, “Their redeemer is strong; the LORD of hosts is his name. He will surely plead their cause, that he may give rest to the earth, and unrest to the inhabitants of Babylon.” Jeremiah 50:32
If fairness fails to be found on earth, I can assume my case has been lost and that will be the end of it. How quickly I forget the promises in scripture. The courts of heaven are engaged on my behalf. The eternal advocate, Jesus, takes up the cause of his people. He does it for people groups and He does it for individuals like me. No cunning adversary will win in His courtroom. No jury will be skewed. No evidence will be misinterpreted.
If vindication is called for, I will come to see it in heaven’s perfect timetable. Peace will come! It may be swift, it may occur in the next decade, or it may happen one day when God judges the earth. I can trust my advocate to know when. In the meantime, I must believe that no one will get away with their evil deeds. Though it may appear that peace is elusive, my peace really lies with the One who aligns Himself with me.
When your arguments have been silenced by deep fatigue, when it seems you’ve lost your way, remember this ~ You have an advocate and He is fighting for you. Peace can be yours in the waiting.
Strengthen the one on her knees today, the one who cries out to you as her only hope. Lift her head to see heaven’s courtroom. Amen
Daughters of promise 
This devotional put feelings into words, a validation I needed to hear. Please pray for my brother, James. He is a special needs adult in an abusive healthcare system that will not allow me to advocate on his behalf. Instead, our state Office of Clients Rights will tell me that abuse is his choice since he is unable to speak out against his abusers due to intimidation by his caregiver to keep him silent. He cries out to me but I am beaten down and don’t know how to help him. Everything in your devotional hits home to what I have been through over the past five years at least. They want to keep me silent. I was beginning to wonder where God was in all this. I was feeling animosity and a sense of hopelessness until I read your post.
Thank you.