Gospel
Reading Plan: Matthew 5-7
The End Times: Christ
is coming to Judge
Read Psalm 50
This psalm speaks of the Day of Judgement, when all will
be called to account before Jesus. “Our
God comes and will not be silent” – God will have things to say! And for
those who love righteousness, the experience will actually be joyful.
17th C Bible commentator, Matthew Henry, said
of this psalm: “All the children of men are concerned to know the right
way of worshipping the Lord, in spirit and in truth. In the great day, our God
shall come, and make those hear his judgement who would not hearken to his law.
Happy are those who come into the covenant of grace, by faith in the Redeemer's
atoning sacrifice, and show the sincerity of their love by fruits of
righteousness. When God rejects the services of those who rest in outside
performances, he will graciously accept those who seek him aright. It is only
by sacrifice, by Christ, the great Sacrifice, from whom the sacrifices of the
law derived what value they had, that we can be accepted of God. True and
righteous are his judgments; even sinners' own consciences will be forced to
acknowledge the righteousness of God.”
Overview
Verses 1-6: God comes to judge
Verses 7-15: God loves worship of
the heart
Verses 16-22: God will judge the
wicked
Verse 23: The
righteous will be saved
PRAYER AND MEDITATION
1) Read this Psalm again and write down
what it teaches you about God – who He is and what He is like. Think about
these qualities. Have you experienced these characteristics of God in your
life?
2) There are two kinds of people in this
psalm: the righteous and the wicked. Meditate on this, analyzing the two
characters. What do you think it is that makes the difference? How do we ensure
that we become one and not the other?
3) Think about the day you will stand
before God, when He will not be silent. This should give us some fear of the
Lord! Get your heart right with God and with others today.
