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From Dr. David Jeremiah
The Judge of All
February 9, 2026
I said in my heart, “God shall judge the righteous and the wicked, for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.”
Ecclesiastes 3:17
Recommended Reading:
Matthew 25:31-4631 “When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy[{{f}}] angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory. 32 All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats. 33 And He will set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left. 34 Then the King will say to those on His right hand, ‘Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: 35 for I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in; 36 I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me.’37 “Then the righteous will answer Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You drink? 38 When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You? 39 Or when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’ 40 And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.’41 “Then He will also say to those on the left hand, ‘Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels: 42 for I was hungry and you gave Me no food; I was thirsty and you gave Me no drink; 43 I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, naked and you did not clothe Me, sick and in prison and you did not visit Me.’44 “Then they also will answer Him,[{{f}}] saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to You?’ 45 Then He will answer them, saying, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.’ 46 And these will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
Matthew 25:31-46
Two stories appear occasionally in the news. One story will reveal the apprehension of someone who committed a crime years ago but escaped capture and is finally brought to justice. The other story will tell of an individual who was incarcerated for many years for a crime he or she did not commit—and finally is freed. In both cases, justice was delayed but finally done.
When we observe our world, we see examples of both things. The wicked often escape judgment and appear to live a life of ease. And “the righteous”—seemingly innocent or good people—often endure bad things which they don’t deserve. And we wonder, where is the justice? Why do good things happen to bad people and bad things happen to good people? But justice is coming through the Lord Jesus Christ who will “judge the living and the dead at His appearing” (2 Timothy 4:1), judging “the secrets of men” (Romans 2:16).
Nothing escapes the knowledge of God the Judge (Psalm 82:8). Thank Him today that the scales of justice will be balanced in due time.
All God’s justice and all God’s love are focused in the cross.
Augustus H. Strong
