I can’t believe how many reality courtroom television shows there are. Rather than passing out honest justice, these judges are mostly just entertainers. The litigants on these shows care less about equity than getting their 15 minutes of fame, even at the price of their dignity.
Romans 14:10-11 says, “Why do you pass judgment on your brother? Or you, why do you despise your brother? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God; for it is written, ‘As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.'” When we get angry at someone, we are passing judgment on them and their behavior. At least three things are wrong with this. First, our judgment is probably incorrect. Secondly, we have probably committed the same error for which we are judging them. And thirdly, only God’s judgment is true and honest. He rightly judges because He knows the full story.
While these verses speak of our inability to judge others, the verses also speaks of God’s final judgment. At the end of life, we will all stand before God’s judgment. Again, He will judge us in His righteousness. If we have trusted in Jesus Christ, God’s Son, for salvation and redemption, then we will move into eternity with God. However, if we have denied God’s gift of salvation through His Son, then we will pass into eternal separation from God and receive the due rewards for our sins. Remember that “every knee shall bow” to Him. Bow to Him today and enter into His eternal reward on the final day.
Reluctant Retiree 