BETWEEN THE LINES
JUDGMENT, NOT JUSTICE, COMES LIKE THUNDERBOLT
Exclusive: Joseph Farah interprets Obama 'victory' on marriage through Romans 1 lens
Barack Obama pondered the Supreme Court edict pronouncing as discriminatory the institution of marriage, as it has been known for 6,000 years of human history – with men and women joined together in sacred unions.
From the White House Rose Garden he spoke in slow, deliberate, carefully chosen words suggesting America had just triumphed over an enemy of unimaginable evil and ignorance – that right had won over wrong, that justice had prevailed over oppression.
“Progress on this journey often comes in small increments, sometimes two steps forward, one step back, propelled by the persistent effort of dedicated citizens,” Obama said. “And then sometimes there are days like this, when that slow, steady effort is rewarded with justice that arrives like a thunderbolt.”
I found that last line to be revealing.
In the Bible, justice indeed can come swiftly as an act of God. But the only time the word “thunderbolt” is used in Scripture, in Psalm 78:48, is to describe judgment on the land of Egypt during the Exodus.
That’s what I believe hit America like a thunderbolt Friday – not justice, but judgment.
God is giving America over to her lusts and pride because, like ancient Israel, she has turned away her heart from Him, though He was like a faithful husband to them both.
America is, indeed, getting justice, but not the way Obama and the moral anarchists think of it. They are getting their just deserts, as are the rest of us who have not been the salt and light needed to hold back judgment.
Judgment isn’t just coming. It is here. This is it. It could get worse, but the Supreme Court ruling on marriage was, in fact, itself a form of divine judgment on America.
Let me risk prosecution for “hate thoughts” by raising what the Bible says about homosexuality, the behavior that opened this spiritual Pandora’s box.
Paul wrote in Romans 1:17 that “the just shall live by faith.” That suggests that justice can only be reckoned through the prism of faith in the One True God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob – the God of the Bible.
He continues in the Romans 1:18-22: “For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness; Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them. For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools. …”
That’s what we saw last Friday in the hallowed chambers of the Supreme Court.
But there’s more.
You see, judgment doesn’t always come with a thunderbolt. It sometimes comes when God simply allows people to have the desires of their heart.
As Paul continues in Romans 1:24-32 – which is like a word-picture of what is happening within American society today: “Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves: Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet. And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful: Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.”
Reject God and you will accept anything. That’s the message here. And that is precisely what America has done, as have so many nations and empires before her.
It’s not about justice, which is defined only by God. It’s about judgment. God will accept you just the way you are should you reject Him. But you won’t like what that means, because it means living apart from truth and justice. It means existence in a living hell. That’s what it means to be apart from God.
There are two important lessons to be drawn:
- Obama and those rebelling against God and His ways will have their moment of celebration over their “victory.” But it will be short-lived. They will not be satisfied. Look what comes next for them in Romans 1. They will not be joyous for long. They will turn fierce – especially against their “enemies,” the people of God.
- For the people of God, don’t think your hands are clean. Had we been following the 2 Chronicles 7:14 prescription for revival and restoration, America could never have reached this breaking point. And until and unless we, “His people,” do humble ourselves and pray and seek His face and turn from our wicked ways, judgment will increase.
There were no thunderbolts last week. But, rest assured, they are coming.
Read more at http://www.wnd.com/2015/06/judgment-not-justice-comes-like-thunderbolt/#fl08F1WmL7Kzx233.99My comments: AMEN!
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