When Whims Aren’t Good

Can you imagine if God ruled by whim, by ever-changing emotions and laws? What if on a whim, God decided to not forgive you? What if on a whim, God changed His mind about who was allowed in heaven?

I think you might agree with me that we’re thankful that is not who God is. Rather, throughout the Bible we are assured that God rules with equity, with evenness, and uprightness, as Psalm 9:1-8 points out.

“I will give thanks to You, Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of all Your wonderful deeds. I will be glad and rejoice in You; I will sing the praises of Your name, O Most High. My enemies turn back; they stumble and perish before You. For You have upheld my right and my cause, sitting enthroned as the righteous judge. You have rebuked the nations and destroyed the wicked; You have blotted out their name for ever and ever. Endless ruin has overtaken my enemies, You have uprooted their cities; even the memory of them has perished. The Lord reigns forever; He has established his throne for judgment. He rules the world in righteousness and judges the peoples with equity.”

Heavenly Father, thank You that we don’t have to worry that You rule by whim. Rather, we are assured that You rule with EQUITY. We trust in You.