Vindication is from the Lord
Vindication Is From the Lord
“He shall bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your justice as the noonday.”— Psalm 37:6
The other day, my son called me with some wonderful news. Praise God, he is doing exceptionally well in his new position with a new company. They love him there and are extremely pleased with his performance. They have even been posting publicly on LinkedIn about how well he is doing.
Although he is the youngest person in the company, God has given him tremendous favor. He has already been entrusted with significant responsibility and is now even interviewing prospective new employees.
I’m not sharing this simply to brag about my son—although Jewish mothers have been known to do that! 😊
I’m sharing it because as he spoke, one thought kept coming to my heart:
Vindication is from the Lord.
God sees what you have been through.
He sees the injustice. He sees the tears. He sees what others may never know. He sees when you have been mistreated, misunderstood, rejected, dishonored, or unfairly judged.
And He is a God of justice, restoration, and redemption.
God Saw It All
As my son shared his good news with me, my mind went back to the years when he served in a special forces unit in the Israeli army.
I remembered how terribly he suffered during that time.
I remembered when he sprained his ankle and was forced to continue marching another four kilometers, causing permanent damage to the joint.
I remembered how he was disrespected by some of his teammates and how his commander called him a pig and a donkey, simply because he asked if he could come home for Shabbat.
I remembered when he was sent back into active duty while still recovering from COVID. He could barely stand with the heavy backpack on his back, yet the doctor's note advising him to avoid strenuous activity was disregarded, and he was sent on long hikes while his lungs still struggled to draw a full breath.
I remembered how he nearly became hypothermic on Mount Hermon in the middle of winter because he wasn't permitted adequate warm clothing or a blanket. He and the other soldiers huddled together for warmth and had to get up and run during the night just to keep their bodies from freezing.
There was food poisoning. Whooping cough. Trips to emergency rooms. Nights spent sitting in hospitals. Physical injuries, exhaustion, sickness and emotional strain.
There were times when, as his mother, I wondered how much more he could endure.
But God saw it all.
The Scriptures tell us:
“You have seen, for You observe trouble and grief, to repay it by Your hand.”— Psalm 10:14
What a powerful truth.
God sees trouble and grief.
Nothing is hidden from Him. No tear falls unnoticed. No injustice escapes His attention.
When the Tables Turn
Recently, someone from my son's former army unit came to him looking for employment. When I heard this, I immediately thought about Joseph.
Joseph had been hated by his brothers, thrown into a pit and sold into slavery. He was falsely accused and imprisoned for something he didn't do.
For years, it looked as though evil had won. But God had not forgotten Joseph.
There came a day when suddenly everything changed.
Joseph went from the prison to the palace. The one who had been rejected was elevated. The one who had been powerless was given authority.
And eventually, the very brothers who had mistreated him came and stood before him, looking to him for food.
Joseph didn't have to chase after his brothers demanding that they acknowledge what they had done.
God vindicated him.
What his brothers intended for evil, God turned around for good.
“But as for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good.”— Genesis 50:20
Sometimes the greatest vindication is simply watching God bless the life that others tried to break.
He Prepares a Table
David wrote: “You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies.”— Psalm 23:5
I've always been struck by those words: “in the presence of my enemies.”
God could prepare the table somewhere private. But sometimes His restoration becomes visible.
Sometimes those who underestimated you will see what God has done.
Those who rejected you may see you accepted.
Those who dishonored you may see you honored.
Those who tried to push you down may watch God lift you up.
Not so that we can gloat or take revenge. Our hearts must remain humble and forgiving.
But because God is just.
We don't need to spend our lives defending ourselves, proving ourselves, or trying to make people sorry for what they did.
We can put our case into the hands of the righteous Judge.
Vindication belongs to the Lord.
What If We Saw the Books Differently?
As we approach Yom Tru’ah (Feast of Trumpets) and Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement), there is much talk in Jewish tradition about the Book of Life and the imagery of God sitting upon His throne, examining our deeds.
Sometimes we may picture Him almost like a stern judge, spectacles perched on His nose, thumbing through the pages with a frown on his face:
Look what you did here.
You failed again.
You didn't measure up.
You should have done this.
You shouldn't have done that.
But lately I've been wondering:
What if we pictured the Father differently?
What if He also looks through those pages like a loving Father who sees things no one else noticed?
What if He sees the kindness you showed when nobody applauded?
The person you helped without telling anyone.
The prayer you whispered for someone who was hurting.
The money you gave when it cost you something.
The time you forgave when everything inside you wanted to hold onto the offense.
The morning you got out of bed and kept going when you felt like giving up.
What if He sees how hard you have been trying?
And what if, as He turns those pages, He also sees what happened to you?
The person who betrayed you.
The one who walked away after promising to remain faithful.
The words spoken against you.
The disrespect.
The rejection.
The opportunities unfairly withheld.
The good you did that was repaid with evil.
The things stolen from you—not only material things, but perhaps years, opportunities, relationships, reputation, peace, or joy.
He saw that too.
What If God Wants to Balance the Books?
What if God opens the books not only to examine our lives, but because He is a God of justice who intends to set things right?
What if He says:
I saw what happened.
I saw the tears nobody else saw.
I saw what they did.
I saw your faithfulness.
And I have not forgotten you.
There are some things we will never be able to make right ourselves.
There are apologies we may never receive.
There are people who may never admit what they did.
There are losses we cannot recover in our own strength.
But we don't have to spend our lives trying to balance the books.
God can do that.
And His restoration may not look exactly the way we imagined. It may not come when we expected. But God is able to bring beauty out of ashes and redeem what seemed irredeemable.
Instead of Your Shame — Double
As we approach Yom Kippur this year, perhaps we can come before God not only with repentance, but also with hope.
Yes, Yom Kippur calls us to examine our hearts, repent, forgive, and make things right where we can. But for those of us who trust in Yeshua the Messiah, we do not need to approach God crushed beneath condemnation. We can come with thankful hearts, trusting in His mercy and forgiveness.
And perhaps some of us need to believe again that our story isn't over.
The injustice wasn't the final chapter.
The rejection wasn't the final chapter.
The betrayal wasn't the final chapter.
The loss wasn't the final chapter.
God is still writing our story.
And He says: “Instead of your shame you shall have double honor, and instead of confusion they shall rejoice in their inheritance. Therefore in their land they shall possess double; everlasting joy shall be theirs.” — Isaiah 61:7
Maybe you have been waiting a long time for something to be made right.
Don't give up.
You don't need to fight every battle yourself.
You don't need to convince everyone that you were right.
You don't need to chase after those who hurt you and demand that they acknowledge what they did.
Put your case into the hands of God.
He saw it.He knows. He cares. And He is able to restore.
A Declaration of Faith
My vindication comes from the Lord.
I will not live bound by bitterness over what others have done to me. I release my case into the hands of the righteous Judge. God has seen every tear, every injustice, every act of faithfulness, and every battle I have fought in secret.
What others meant for evil, God is able to turn for good.I believe that rejection does not have the final word. Shame does not have the final word. Loss does not have the final word.
God has the final word.
He is preparing a table for me.He is restoring what was broken.He is redeeming what was lost. He is bringing beauty from ashes. And instead of former shame, I will believe Him for double honor and everlasting joy.
Prayer
Abba Father,
Thank You that You see us and that nothing we have suffered is hidden from Your eyes. You have seen every tear, every injustice, every betrayal and every moment when we chose to keep trusting You even when we didn't understand.
Forgive us for the ways we have sinned against others, and help us also to forgive those who have sinned against us. Cleanse our hearts from bitterness, resentment, and the desire for revenge.
We place our case into Your hands.
Where there has been injustice, bring Your justice.Where there has been shame, bring honor.Where there has been rejection, bring acceptance.Where there has been loss, bring restoration.Where there have been ashes, bring beauty.
As we approach Yom Kippur, help us come before You with humble hearts, but also with hearts filled with faith and hope—grateful for Your mercy and trusting in the forgiveness we have received through Yeshua HaMashiach.
We declare that our past will not determine our future.
You are the God who sees.You are the God who remembers.You are the God who restores. And our vindication comes from You.
In the name of Yeshua HaMashiach,
Amen.
By Hannah Nesher
september 8th 2026
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