Passage Read: Psalm 7-10
Meditation Verse: 7:9
Thought
The Lord will judge the wicked, that is sure, but He will not always judge the wicked according to my desired timeline. I would love to live without having to hear about or see or experience wickedness. I would love to see all men living in humility and graciousness toward one another. But that day is not now. The Lord allows wickedness and pride in all kinds of places, even within His own church. There is so much sin and wickedness over which to weep. I can and should call on the Lord to root out the wicked, to free the innocent from their oppression. And He may remove this one and that one, but I will not see my heart's desire until the Lord Jesus comes to reign on the earth.
Application
I need to pray for God's people, that true humility and knowledge of God would rule among them. I need to pray that God would judge the wicked publicly, so that all would see and fear. But I need to not lose heart if that judgment is long in coming, and I need to make sure I walk in humility and graciousness so that I'm not liable to the judgment for which I pray. I need to promote righteousness and warn of judgment, even though judgment seems far off. If nothing else, both my words and my life need to be faithful witnesses of the right of God to rule and judge, and the truth which He upholds.