December 3, 2018 -- Psalm 50:6 -- God the Judge

Let the heavens declare His righteousness,

For God Himself is Judge.

Psalm 50:6 NKJV

According to Psalm 50 God is first of all the Judge of His people. Their hearts are not wholeheartedly committed to Him in worship. They go through the motions. He calls His people to account for their actions and their heart. Today, you who claim to believe in God, don't just go through the motions, give Him Your head and your heart, Your enthusiasm and Your obedience.

Then God is the Judge of the wicked. All who hate instruction, all who think God is silent and therefore okay with their rebellion will be torn into pieces.

This psalm is a call to repentance. The Judge of all the Earth is prepared to bring down His just judgment. But before He does so there is a glorious chance for change. He Who made us, He Who is therefore fully within His authority to order our conduct and judge what we do or leave undone, God the Judge invites us to confess our sin, and follow Jesus Christ. Even at the eleventh hour, the moments before the gavel falls and judgment is pronounced, anyone who turns from sin and wickedness and rebellion and believes in Jesus and obeys Him will be shown the salvation of God. What a Savior!

You are God, the Mighty One! It is Your rightful role to Judge the believer and the wicked. It is Your holiness that will consume whatever is impure and staining our thoughts, words and conduct. You are our Good Father, giving us the way of salvation in Jesus Christ, so that all who believe on and obey Jesus are declared pure and spotless. Spirit of the Living God, continually soften my attitude and warm my heart so that I will stay close to Jesus--the Rock of my Salvation. Amen.