God is the sovereign judge of the universe. The judge of all the earth can only judge rightly. There will never be a judgment by God that is not perfectly righteous. We learn from this verse that as God’s people, when we see God’s judgments when we see God acting in the world, we respond with thanksgiving. We are thankful because the judgments are righteous and good.
Word Study
Thanks – praise, give thanks, worship, express gratitude.
Uprightness – with integrity, straight paths, with fairness.
When I Learn – to acquire knowledge, acquire skills, to become educated.
Judgments – justice, decisions, an administration of just rulings.
It can be hard to express gratitude to God when His justice is adverse to us because of our sins. We love seeing justice brought upon others. We should be thankful for all of God’s judgments, even as a consequence of our sins, because the goodness of God leads us to repentance. Thankfully, justice for our sins has been paid for by Jesus Christ on the cross of Calvary.
Applying This Daily Bite
- In what ways have you seen God’s justice demonstrated in your life?
- Have there been times when your sin brought consequences and you learned to be thankful for how it corrected you?
- Have you prayed and thanked God for His righteous judgments?
Praying This Daily Bite
Father, thank you for your righteous judgments. Thank you for being the one true and righteous judge. Thank you for saving me. Lord Jesus, thank you for paying for my sin. Thank you for showing grace to me, a sinner.
