The God who sees and judges

If there is one thing we don’t often like to think about when we consider God, it’s his role as judge of the whole earth. As our judge.

But he is our judge and the day will come when we all will be judged.

As Hannah sang,

…the Lord is a God of knowledge, and actions are weighed by him… (1 Samuel 2:3)

And again,

The Lord will judge the ends of the earth. He will give power to his king; he will lift up the horn of his anointed. (10)

That ultimately will be fulfilled when Jesus returns and reigns as God’s anointed King, as our Messiah.

And ultimately, on the day of judgment, those who honor God will be honored, and those who despise him will be disgraced. (30)

We see a picture of that in the judgment God passed on Eli and his sons.

And we see it in the way he honored Samuel and his mother.

The truth is, though, we all sin. We all deserve to be judged, because all of us have sinned against God. Eli said,

If one person sins against another, God can intercede for him, but if a person sins against the Lord, who can intercede for him?” (25)

But the good news, is that when Jesus came, he was both God and man. And as both God and man, he can and does intercede for us before the Father.

He is our faithful priest, who always lives to intercede for us. And because of that he is able to save completely those who come to God through him. (Hebrews 7:24-25)

So let us fear and rejoice.

Let us fear God, honoring him as holy, knowing that he weighs our actions and will judge us.

But let us rejoice that in Jesus we have one who intercedes for us who love and honor him.

And because of him, we can say with confidence and joy that there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. (Romans 8:1)