Jesus Handed Your Judgment to a Book

God the Father committed all judgment to the Son. That's plain in John chapter 5. But flip over to John chapter 12, and something stranger happens. The Son turns around and commits that judgment to His Word.

"He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day" (John 12:48).

Jesus didn't keep the judgment for Himself. He handed it to the Book.

Here's why. Jesus loved sinners enough to die for them. He knows what it cost Him to sit across from a rebellious heart and keep loving it anyway. If He judged by His own feelings in the moment, sinners would always have one more argument to make: "Jesus loves me. Jesus will let it slide." So He handed judgment to something no one can argue with. A book doesn't have feelings to appeal to. It doesn't grade on a curve. It doesn't remember how nice you were to your grandmother.

That's mercy. The terms don't change on you, and you've still got time to meet them. "For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven" (Psalm 119:89). It doesn't bend to culture. It doesn't bend to mood. It says the same thing every time you open it.

You don't have to wait for that book to open on judgment day. Open it tonight. Let it search you now, while grace is still standing at the door. Let it do its work in your house, your marriage, your business — before it ever has to do its work against you.

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Pastor Fortunato
Founding Pastor & Preacher of the Word.
Pilgrim Baptist Church — Cookeville, Tennessee

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