11 God is a judge who is perfectly fair. He is angry with the wicked every day. 12 If a person does not repent, God will sharpen his sword; he will bend and string his bow. (Psalm 7:11-12 NLT).
Isn’t it good to know that God will always do the right thing? One day, this old world, full of its injustices will be judged justly. Wrongs will be made right and the judgments of the Divine Court will be perfectly just.
We love to talk about justice. We all want what is right–for others. For ourselves we want mercy. Notice our text. “God is a judge who is perfectly fair.” Chances of getting an unjust judgement from God are exactly none. I hear all the time liberal commentators claiming that there is no justice for the rich–they can buy their way out of anything. Not so with God. His judgments are just; His finding fair.
That’s great news until we realize that we all are sinners (Romans 3:23) and if God does the right thing by us we are doomed. Good news even here. God has made a way to satisfy His justice and extend to us mercy if we will accept His Son, Jesus, as our redeemer.
Now, the Psalmist goes on to say, “If a person does not repent, God will sharpen his sword; he will bend and string his bow.” That word “repent” means 180 degree turn. We have a change of mind, which results in a change of heart which leads to a change of direction. We were going one way away from God and now we turn and go with Him. If we refuse to do that we will face the just judge and receive justice. If we accept Him, Jesus takes our judgment and we will receive mercy. (See 1 Peter 3:18 & Romans 8:1).
At the final judgment some will receive mercy (ending in eternity in heaven) others will receive justice (ending in eternity in hell), but no one will be a victim of injustice.
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