[[-SOAP HUB]] | [[-Psalm Overview]] | [[Psalm 52]] [[Problem of Evil Proves God]] [[Problem of Evil Hub]] ## Title: The Eternal Justice of the Lord ## Scripture: (Psalm 52:1) For the music director, a well-written song by David. It was written when Doeg the Edomite went and informed Saul: “David has arrived at the home of Ahimelech.” Why do you boast about your evil plans, O powerful man? God’s loyal love protects me all day long. (NET) ## Observation: One of the biggest questions Christians have to grapple with is what is called the “problem of evil.” The question is if God is good, why do bad things happen to good people? Another way of saying it is that if God is good, why does it seem like bad people get away with doing bad things? This goes to the heart of the human need for fairness and justice. St. Augustine had a great theodicy (defense of God) for this. His argument was to remind us that our view of justice only extends to this life. We can sometimes think that if someone is not judged before they die, they get away with their sin. However, God is eternal. To God, death is merely us changing location. Therefore, we do not have to worry about whether or not evil people are judged with righteous justice before they die. Death does not help them escape God’s eyes. He sees us and we can trust that, in eternity, God will see all things made just and right. ## Application: Trust God’s justice over our own desire for fairness. ## Prayer: Thank You, Jesus, for being trustworthy.