God’s Righteous Judgment

Only God can judge and His judgment is righteous.

“⁵But because of your hard and impenitent heart you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.” – Romans 2:5 (ESV)

I am not in a position to judge as I am a sinner. I may be a recovering sinner saved by grace through my acceptance of the death of Jesus for me, but I am still a sinner. This disqualifies me from judging others. It is not my place to judge anyway. I am not in the position of being above all. I am only a follower of Christ and a servant to Him.

God is above all things and therefore is the only one in the position to judge. He is righteous and therefore can and does render righteous judgment. He determines those who are righteous from those who are not, and in that determination or judgment, provides what they deserve. For the righteous He provides eternal life and for the other, wrath and fury.

“⁶He will render to each one according to his works: ⁷to those who by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, he will give eternal life; ⁸but for those who are self-seeking and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, there will be wrath and fury.” – Romans 2:6-8 (ESV)

God is the one who will judge the person, which is different than what we see here in this world. When someone is brought before a judge for actions done in this world, the judge has been given authority to render a decision on the actions of the person as relates to the law of man, not to judge the person themselves. The law of man is vastly different than the law of God. One may be in line with the law of God, which is above the law of man, yet being in line with the law of God may conflict with the law of man and will be judged accordingly. If the action is against the law of man, then the judge in this world will judge, but God will judge according to the action in relation to His law and will ultimately judge the person.

It is fascinating to me when looking at God’s Word with an open heart for His revelations in me. I am thankful for all of the insight He provides for me and the comfort of those insights. I know that I am cared for by the LORD as I walk this world for Him. I know that I may go against the law of man at times as I do the work of the LORD. He will protect me and judge me on my work for Him and as long as I have done His work, my transgression with the law of man is of no consequence to the righteous judgment of the LORD.

Where are you looking for judgment? Are you looking to be right in the eyes of man? What if you focused your attention on the law of God and sought His righteous judgment?