“Perfectly Just”

 Malachi 4:1-2

“The day of judgment is coming, burning like a furnace.  The arrogant and the

wicked will be burned up like straw on that day.  They will be consumed like a 

tree—roots and all.  But for you who fear My name, the Sun of Righteousness 

will rise with healing in His wings.  And you will be free, leaping with joy like 

calves let out to pasture.”   (NLT)

     To be true followers of the Way, we Christians must build our lives on every Word of God, believing it is without error and absolutely true.  The Lord not only gave us His Word to help us understand who He is and to instruct us in the ways of righteous living, but to also warn us about the consequences of our sin and rebellion.  Having briefly stated this truth, it would behoove us to take seriously all of the prophesy found in God’s Word.  Knowing the future of God's Way is not only encouraging those who believe, but it's also warning those who refuse to believe.  The final judgment of the Lord is imminent for everyone. For those who have made Christ the Hope of their salvation, they will be judged according to the good they have done, for all the bad stuff is burned up and forgotten.  But for those who chose to  deny the Truth and make the world their god, or those who believe they are good enough; they will receive full punishment for their disobedience and pride. 

     The Lord God left the glory of Heaven to save us from the damnation of eternal Hell that everyone deserves because of sin.  Christ Jesus not only paid the full price for our undeserved redemption with His human life, but He was raised into a perfect glorified body, much like the one we believer's will receive upon completion of His amazing Plan for man.  Our God is merciful not to give us what we deserve and gracious enough to give us what we don’t deserve.  But we must also know that our Holy Lord God is perfectly just in everything He says and does.  This is why God took upon Himself a human body so that He could become the final and perfect sacrificial Lamb who had to die an unconscionable, excruciating, unwarranted, criminal death nailed to a wooden cross.  God did this so that we, a sinful, broken people would have the opportunity to be cleansed and forgiven, so we could to live with Him in Heaven for eternity.  And this, my friends, was perfectly just for Him to do. 

                              A Whisper of Hope

I Am the Sun of Righteousness…bringing much needed light into this dark world that is getting darker by the day.  This life-giving Light is not meant to be horded, nor should it be hidden away and kept secret.  Instead, My Light must shine its truth for everyone to see, so they can choose for themselves, whether they want eternal life or eternal darkness.

John 8:12

Jesus said to the people, “I am the Light of the World. 

If you follow Me, you won’t be stumbling through the

darkness, because you will have the Light that leads to life.”  (NLT)

               He will bring the people of the world to judgment.

                                      (Jude 15)