I spent most of the day yesterday sitting in a courtroom serving the preliminary stages of jury selection for a civil case. Sitting in the room with 200 other individuals and waiting to see who would be selected was an interesting experience. As the day progressed, many attitudes and opinions about jury duty were expressed. When it came time for exemptions, people began to grasp for any possible excuse that might be deemed reasonable by the judge. There are many reasons as to why an individual may justify the wicked, condemn the just, or try to get out of jury duty; but one of the underlying reasons is that justice can be inconvenient at times. The only problem is that there is no such thing as effortless justice; that is, justice that doesn’t require sacrifices or inconvenience. The next time we are tempted to avoid justice due to inconvenience or sacrifice, may we be reminded that in order for God to be just and you to be saved, it took the sacrifice of His son.