Psalm 96:11-13
"He will come again to judge the living and the dead."
Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice;
let the sea roar, and all that fills it;
let the field exult, and everything in it.
Then shall all the trees of the forest sing for joy
before the Lord; for he is coming,
for he is coming to judge the earth.
He will judge the world with righteousness,
and the peoples with his truth.
Psalm 96:11-13
This psalm rejoices at God’s coming judgement. How is this judgement good news?
Reflect back on Monday’s definition of “judge.” Another way of putting it is that God’s judgement is not primarily about punishing the wrong but rather making things right. What things do you long for God to make right? How will you feel when they are made right?
Reflect on these things and try rewriting a few lines of the psalm in your own words.
PRAYER FOR THIS WEEK
O God, you have given us the sure promise that Jesus will return to judge the earth. Make us ready, we pray, for his royal coming, that we may consider daily what sort of people we ought to be, and be found faithful servants waiting and working for our Master’s return. Make us bold in our witness until that day when he comes at last to make all things right. Amen.