Joy in God's Judgment

Psalms 98:8-9 KJV

Let the floods clap their hands: let the hills be joyful together

Before the LORD; for he cometh to judge the earth: with righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with equity.

The Psalmist enlists his readers, but not them alone, indeed all of creation:

• The seas
• The floods and
• The hills

to sing and rejoice in this truth; that the Lord comes to judge the earth.

We (I mean mankind in general) tend to view that message in a more negative light; that's because we tend to want to protect the sin nature of man. We see ourselves in an adversarial role against the coming of the Lord. We want to prevent it or at least change the circumstances so that, when and if He comes, there is no judgment necessary. Thus:

• The evolutionist denies there is a God
• The liberal denies He will come literally and
• The religionist wants to make the world good before He gets here

A more Biblical approach would be to:

• Accept the literal return of Christ
• Acknowledge the righteousness of His judgment when He comes
• Trust the outcome to be wholly good

Faith in God's goodness leads to joy in God's judgment.