Thankful that God is Just
When I was a child, I really hated getting in trouble for something that I did not do. Some of my teachers would punish the whole class for what a few people did. Other times the teacher would not see what happened and just pick out the ones to be punished based on other factors. I think most of us value justice, and we want to be treated justly. The great thing is that God is just. We should all be thankful for that fact. David was thankful that God was just for him. (Psalm 7:17) He proclaimed to everyone that he would thank the Lord because He was just, and he would sing praise to the name of the Lord Most High. I believe there is more to this verse than we might think on the surface. Let's spend a few moments examining what David was inspired to tell us all. It could be very helpful. For those of us who are very serious about our relationship with the Lord, we want the Lord to shoot straight with us. When we sin, we want Him to convict us of our sin and to punish us in the best ...