When You Are Wrongly Accused: Trusting the God Who Judges Justly | Charles Simeon

Deep Dive into Horae Homileticae Vol. 5: Psalms, I–LXXII by Charles Simeon - Psalm 7The sources detail God’s comprehensive moral governance of the world, which involves a fundamental discrimination between the righteous and the wicked, manifesting both in the present life and in judicial proceedings at the last day.For the righteous, God acts as a protector and defender, leading the godly to rejoice. They are the objects of His tender care, and "judging" concerning them imports government and protection. God shields His obedient people from every oppressor, keeping them under the shadow of His wings, viewing them with such intense concern that whoever touches them touches the apple of His eye. In the judicial proceedings at the last day, God will approve and reward the righteous. He will vindicate them from all calumnies suffered in this life, acknowledging them as "Israelites in whom was no guile," and exalting them to thrones and kingdoms forevermore in the presence of their prostrate enemies.Conversely, the wicked are the objects of God's merited displeasure, a reality that compels the ungodly to tremble. While the sources state that God is angry with the wicked every day, this is explained as figurative language intended to teach us what His consequences—or dispensations—will be, rather than implying that God feels strong human emotions like wrath. This figurative anger signifies genuine indignation toward the impiety of those who refuse to fear Him.If the wicked continue impenitent, God meditates nothing but to display merited indignation. He is actively preparing instruments for their excision and destruction. This preparation includes whetting His sword and bending His bow for their destruction, with the arrow pointed at their hearts, ready to cast them into everlasting perdition. Furthermore, God is preparing the instrument of everlasting death, identified as Tophet, which is deep, large, and kindled by the breath of the Lord like a stream of brimstone. The day of judgment is called the day of the perdition of ungodly men, when they shall all meet a just reward and be consigned to merited shame and punishment.Reformed Theologian GPT: https://chat.openai.com/g/g-XXwzX1gnv-reformed-theologianhttps://buymeacoffee.com/edi2730