Monday, February 27, 2017

Ecclesiastes 3:16 says, And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there.  Solomon saw a place for judgment, and this has not changed.  There was wickedness even in the seat of judgment.  When people went to the courts of men to receive justice, it was often perverted.  Today, those who are rich and powerful seem to live under a different set of rules than do the weak and powerless.  This is not true of God's judgment.  He will always be fair in His judgment, and we will always come up short, no matter how good or how evil we are.  Verse seventeen says, I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.  Solomon was known for his wisdom in judgment, but he knew that the ultimate judge was God.  We may be able to judge a person's actions, but God judges that person's motives as well.  When we see the injustice in the world today, even in the courts of law, we can rest assured that this is not the final judgment.  God is the ultimate, everlasting authority, and if we remain true to Him, the evil of this world will never overcome us.  We are set free from the power of sin by our faith in the salvation of Christ.  This does not give us a free pass to sin, though.  Just knowing that our sins, all our sins for all time, are forgiven doesn't mean we are free to sin and that it won't ultimately matter.  When we accept Christ as our Savior, we are called to an even higher standard.  We realize that God will hold us accountable not only for our actions but for our thoughts as well.  For that reason we should always put God's will first.

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