The Ultimate Judge
Every week we receive several letters from our readers who are so troubled by court cases! When we watch the news on television or read it in a magazine or newspaper, we may think that the unjust are winning and the just are losing.
We get the same idea when we read Psalm 82. But this psalm also says that God is part of the judicial system.
God attends the courts.
God has taken his place in the divine council; in the midst of the gods he holds judgment. (Ps 82:1 ESV)
The word gods means “the judges.” When the judges get together in court, God is there whether they recognize Him or not.
God admonishes the judges.
“How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? (v 2).
The judges think they are trying others, but God is trying them.
God judges the judges!
They have neither knowledge nor understanding, they walk about in darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken (v 5).
God acquits the afflicted.
The psalmist believes that God will one day make everything right.
Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked … Arise, O God, judge the earth; for you shall inherit all the nations! (v 4, 8).
Are you troubled by a legal case?
Believe it is solved by your personal Savior, Advocate and Judge!
Who?
For the LORD is our judge; the LORD is our lawgiver; the LORD is our king; he will save us. (Isa 33:22)
Yes, there is going to be injustice in this world until Jesus comes. In spite of the world’s injustice, God is in control, and He sees all that happens. Until Jesus comes to reign, we must live here. In the meantime, trust Him, obey Him and do His will.
(PR)