+DEV+ Jesus: The Righteous Judge

Date: July 27, 2012 1:29 AM
Topic: +DEV+  Jesus: The Righteous Judge

Jesus: The Righteous Judge

"The LORD saw how great man's wickedness on the earth had become... [and] said, 'I will wipe mankind, whom I have created, from the face of the earth... for I am grieved that I have made them.'"  (Genesis 6:5-7)
Scripture Focus: Genesis 6:1-13

Paul speaks of Jesus in Acts 17:31: "For [God] has set a day when he will judge the world with justice by the man he has appointed. He has given proof of this to all men by raising him from the dead." Too often when we think of Jesus, we think of Him in His humble, earthly ministry. But one day soon, He is coming in great majesty and power to judge the people of the earth in righteousness. It will not be the first time.

In the pre-flood (antediluvian) world, God's patience with human wickedness ran out. He brought about a flood that judged mankind's wickedness and snuffed out the lives of every creature on the earth, except a remnant saved by grace in the Ark. It was but a foreshadowing of what was to come when the Lord returns. As Peter says in 2 Peter 3:10, "But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything in it will be laid bare." Have you put your trust Jesus, the righteous judge and loving Savior?

Insight: We Know Of Jesus' Love And Mercy; He Is Also Just. Thank God That We Can Hide In The Holy One Who Took Our Sin Upon Himself.