Copyright 2015 J. Neely
Psalm 37:28
28 For the LORD [Y@hovah] loveth ['ahab] judgment [mishpat], and
forsaketh [`azab] not his saints [chaciyd]; they are preserved [shamar]
for ever [`owlam]: but the seed [zera`] of the wicked [rasha`]
shall be cut off [karath]. KJV-Interlinear
28 For the LORD loves justice; he will not
forsake his saints. They are preserved forever, but the children of the wicked
shall be cut off. ESV
The word for
judgment, refers to the concept of justice, which means the whole due process
of distinguishing and determining right from wrong, wherein right is rewarded
and wrong is punished.
And therefore the
entire process of justice is something that God holds in high regard. Otherwise
if there was no justice or judgment, then evil would take over and rule, and
everything in existence would come to an end.
The whole purpose
of creation, and of life, came about so that we could share God’s life forever.
To preserve that
destiny, then evil in all of its forms has to be removed permanently.
Looking back on
human history, there are examples of humanity, and angels for that matter,
destroying their own environment and their lives. And not just once, but over
and over again.
The angels with
the rebellion of Satan, upset the whole balance of the universe. They upset
life on this planet and even destroyed it, such that planet earth became null
and void as stated in Genesis.
Man had a perfect
environment in the Garden of Eden, but one single transgression resulted in the
loss of that garden.
Man nearly
destroyed himself again prior to the flood of Noah. And again during the
circumstances surrounding the tower of Babel. And again and again, throughout
history, the sin nature of man has demonstrated evil upon evil as man destroyed
man, as man enslaved man, as man pursued aggressive action just to seize more
and more of the world and the things that he is not even entitled to.
But through it
all, Jesus Christ controls history. And life in the future is and always will
be preserved for those who belong to God. And those who belong to God are the
ones who have believed in Jesus Christ.
Those who reject
this concept will be cut off. And the word for cut off refers to a total
removal from life, from history, and from memory. One day it will be as though
evil never existed, and no one will have any memory of it, and no one will have
any memory of anyone who was engaged in evil.
So there are only
two choices, the first is to believe in Christ and therefore have a certain and
guaranteed destiny and future and eternal life. And second choice is to reject
Christ and end up with nothing, which is also a certain and guaranteed result of
that refusal to believe.
These
studies are a part of the massive daily study web site at DailyBibeStudy.Org,
and are written, so that you can come to Christ if you have not done so
already, and therefore not be lost forever.
And
if you have already believed in Christ, then these studies are written so you
can learn and understand and grow in your spiritual life, so that you can come
to the full knowledge of Christ, so that you can fulfill your meaning and
purpose in life as God intended for you, and so you can qualify for a
phenomenal eternal reward which you will have forever. To ignore this opportunity to pursue a daily
study means you will be incomplete, unfulfilled and you will lose out, big
time.
The
Daily Bible Study is online, making it possible as never before in all of human
history, to advance in ones relationship with God, through Christ, and to
complete yourself beyond your imagination.
But
you have to decide to make that commitment.
No one else can study for you.
You have to do that yourself.
