Many believers fear God\u2019s judgment, but His judgment is good. God\u00b4s judgement is good.<\/p>\n
Seeking His Judgment in Our Walk<\/strong><\/p>\n All the judgments<\/a> of God are good. Running from God\u2019s presence is not what many think. Often, our reasons for wanting to be in His presence are selfish. But that is where His judgment comes in\u2014the fire that cleanses and purifies the motives of our hearts. \u201cMercy triumphs over judgment.\u201d Jonah understood God\u2019s judgment and His ways because he lived and witnessed them in Nineveh. Yet understanding God\u2019s judgment does not always mean agreeing with it. \u201cThe coming judgment for those who call upon My name but do not seek Me will be that they will increasingly fall out of timing with Me. They will be in the wrong place, doing the wrong things, even preaching the wrong message. They will try to reap when it is time to sow and sow when it is time to reap. Because of this, they will bear no fruit.\u201d<\/p>\n Matthew 3:11-12 The Fire That Restores<\/strong> The Righteous Judge<\/strong> Our True Reality<\/strong> You are unstoppable.
It is wisdom to seek His judgment at every point in your walk with Him.
Life easily entangles a man who runs away from God\u2019s presence, for when you dwell in His presence, you will continually be judged\u2014and refined.<\/p>\nThe Burning That Comes with His Presence<\/strong><\/h2>\n
There is a great burning that comes with His presence\u2014a holy responsibility that comes with being close to Him.
In His presence, all wood, hay, and stubble are consumed. Self is offered and burned away there. When you draw near to Him with hidden sin in your heart, it brings deep unrest\u2014something many have discovered through the ages.<\/p>\nWhen Judgment Cleanses<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Judgment is not cruelty; it is a form of humility and dependency on God. It is man\u2019s accountability in response to the Father\u2019s work within us.<\/p>\nMercy Before Judgment<\/strong><\/h2>\n
The Father always extends mercy before judgment. When people are warned that His judgments are near, they can cry out for mercy\u2014and His mercy will save them, granting them another chance to repent.<\/p>\nUnderstanding vs. Agreement<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Understanding is necessary, but it is not enough. The Lord desires not just comprehension\u2014but agreement. The purpose of divine judgment is to help us see as He sees, understand as He understands, and live by His standard.<\/p>\n
[11]I indeed baptize you in (with) water because of repentance [that is, because of your changing your minds for the better, heartily amending your ways, with abhorrence of your past sins]. But He Who is coming after me is mightier than I, Whose sandals I am not worthy or fit to take off or carry; He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
[12]His winnowing fan (shovel, fork) is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clear out and clean His threshing floor and gather and store His wheat in His barn, but the chaff He will burn up with fire that cannot be put out.<\/em><\/p>\n
It is the Father\u2019s work in a believer to restore\u2014and in order to do that, He must cut down, expose, and throw into the fire.
The fire represents His judgment, and it is a good judgment that cleanses and brings true repentance.
When your fruit is not good, it must be exposed and cut off so that the Father\u2019s work in you can produce good fruit.<\/p>\n
God is not only a Father\u2014He is also a righteous Judge who judges in truth.
Many of the turbulence we face are often the results of His judgments. When we insist on our own ways, they collide with His plans for us.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/spiritualfeeds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/judgement-6722634_640.jpg\")
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Our true reality is found where Jesus is\u2014and where He wants us to be.
Even heaven is not a reality without Jesus. Our works and fruits mean nothing without His endorsement<\/a>. They will bear no lasting value unless we yield to and respond to His workings within us.<\/p>\n
Love from Abba.<\/p>\nLike this:<\/h3>\n