“When the Lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come!” I looked, and there before me was a black horse! Its rider was holding a pair of scales in his hand” (Revelation 6:5).
Judgement is built into creation. It is not that the Lord waits to pour out a special dispensation, but that when one sins, recompense will come. The recompense of sin is sloppy. The seemingly innocent are stricken by their own sins or the wanton acts of another. But who is truly innocent? And how does one dismiss the promise of the Lord that all things work together for good for those who love the Lord?
Lord, I think in terms of how I see things. I forget that You are Lord of all. Guide me, dear Lord, to live according to Your never-failing goodness so that I see things through Your eyes. Bad things are going to happen in this world. We will all pay the price for sin, but You have paid the price to free us from sin’s sentence of death. Help me to learn how to be faithful above all things. Guide me in Your goodness to know and trust that Your will shall be done.
Lord, I know that You will judge me. Even though I am under Your grace, You love me enough to hold me accountable for how I act. Let that be before my mind so that no matter what comes, I know that Your grace is a gift and that anything that happens in this age will be used to grow in me what You intend. Help me to not slip back into conditional thinking, but live knowing that all things are in Your hands. Amen.
