God’s Judgement upon the Wicked is Inevitable and Unescapable.
Will Not the Judge of the Earth Do Right?
In Genesis 18 God tells Abraham that he is going to judge Sodom for its wickedness and destroy it utterly. Abraham appeals to God justice, by asking if He will destroy the righteous and the unrighteous together? “Shall not the Judge of all the Earth do right?” By the end of this interaction, Abraham knows that God is just, patient, and full of care for those that are faithful to Him. In the end there were not found ten righteous people in all of Sodom, and the city was destroyed. Only righteous Lot and his two daughters were saved from God’s wrath (2 Pet 2:7).
The reason that this account is important is that the theme of Psalm 7 is: “Shall not the Judge of all the Earth do right?” Psalm 7:11 says, “God is a righteous judge, and a God who is indignant every day.” God is holy and perfectly righteous in His nature and works. His judgments are always good, because He weighs the thoughts and motivations of the hearts (Prov 16:2). God is holy and righteous, and every day He is angry with the ungodly over their constant sin (Ps 7:11; Rom 3:23). Yet, God both hates the sinner and loves the sinner (Ps 5:4-5; John 3:16). If God is angry with sinners every day why doesn’t He judge the earth now? Because of His love: “the Lord is long suffering...not desiring any to perish but all to come to repentance” (2 Pet 3:9). Brethren, this is why salvation is so wonderful. Even though we are wicked sinners God sent His Son to die on a cross for our sin. Jesus took God’s wrath upon Himself so that we may have forgiveness and become His people, whom He delights in forever.