Psalm 35:24
24 Judge [shaphat] me, O LORD [Y@hovah] my God ['elohiym],
according to thy righteousness [tsedeq]; and
let them not rejoice [samach] over me. KJV-Interlinear
24
Vindicate me, O LORD, my God, according to your righteousness, and let them not
rejoice over me! ESV
How does God judge
us? By what standard does He evaluate
us? Gods uses truth, or His
righteousness as the means to evaluate each person and sets that standard against
the carnal standards of the world.
Gods righteousness, is
the perfect state, which we acquire by means of learning Bible doctrine.
God does not evaluate
based on our intellect, based on our deeds, based on our good intentions, or by
means of anything that is within our capability.
Look at the world. Nearly everyone has a disadvantage of one
sort or another.
Not everyone is
smart. Not everyone has honorable
intentions. Not everyone is equally as capable
as the rest.
There are so many
variables in the attributes of humanity, and so many differences, that to judge
anyone by some standard, that is above those incapable of that standard, would be
unfair.
So, God uses a standard
of absolute perfection, or a standard that no one is capable of achieving on their
own.
But, everyone that is
capable of thinking, is capable of learning.
Everyone who is capable of making decisions, is capable of choosing to
learn Bible doctrine, or of rejecting it.
God looks down into the
souls of people and searches for doctrine in that soul. Bible doctrine is the foundation and
substance of all of the spiritual life.
So if one has studied and learned, then there is a basis for a good
evaluation. If there is no doctrine in
the soul, then there is nothing there to evaluate.
An empty head, is a zero
score.
But who has control over
what is in the soul? You do.
You decide to pursue
learning, or you do not. And that makes
you the one that is responsible for your ultimate evaluation, good or bad.
And, since a person who
pursues a daily study, and learns and grows up in their spiritual life, is
phenomenally rewarded, then there will be no one to laugh at them for their
success.
Of all possible outcomes
in life, the best vindication in life is the one that results in success for
all of eternity.
