Will God Judge Me?Sýnishorn

God will bring righteousness

“He comes to judge the earth.

He will judge the world in righteousness

And the peoples in His faithfulness.” (Psalm 96:13)

Ever since sin entered our world, there has been so much unrighteousness. People are living in rebellion against God, they take advantage of others, commit crimes and make the world a cruel and dangerous place. But God won’t let this continue forever.

Sometimes, He intervenes here and now. The Bible offers many examples. When the Israelites were oppressed and enslaved by the Egyptians, they cried out to God for help and He saved them. When they were attacked by other countries, He gave them victory.

But often, the Lord God does not intervene. Many believers have been struggling with this fact, both nowadays and in ancient times. Several Psalms express this problem: there is so much injustice and violence on earth, why doesn’t God bring an end to it? But the general tone is one of hope and faithful expectation: the Lord will come to judge the earth in righteousness. We don’t know when He will intervene, but He has everything under control.

This is good news. Evil will come to a halt. God will bring righteousness. However, this also raises a severe problem; since none of us are completely blameless. If God will judge all evil, what will His verdict on our lives be? Read more about this tomorrow!