my Lord will not right every wrong. He will judge everyone.

“Behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to render to every man according to what he has done” Revelation 22:12 NAS95.

I always have a hard time repeating what other people say no matter the authority they might represent. I have always been very particular at speaking, even in my own mother language-Spanish. Not that I am an expert in linguistics; it is just that I believe language has the power to convey the truth and lies, and since knowing the truth sets us free (John 8:32), we must use language correctly to enjoy this freedom my Lord talked about in this passage. The sad news is that most people do not pay attention to the language they speak, and one of the improper ways they misuse it is when repeating words and phrases they hear all the time. I guess the problem not only lies at the misuse of language, but also at the lack of trying to find the source that spoke the word or phrase.

There are phrases used in daily life that have no basis in the revealed truth, such as, ” God helps those who help themselves”, “God works in mysterious ways”, or “let go and let God”. This post’s title contains one of those phrases. I must clarify that these types of phases might have a hint of the truth, but they definitely can cause confusion among many, especially Christians, when believed as if God had promised them. I have heard so many times that God will right every wrong ever committed in human history. This phrase has been spoken by the mouths of so many different people from different walks of lives and cultural background that I came to the conclusion that this phrase belonged to this category of biblical misconceptions and carelessness with the revelation of God. I believe we all can be guilty of the ‘monkey speak, monkey repeats’ mentality. At the end of the day, these phrases and words can be catchy and convenient to use in our daily conversations, but as I mentioned they can pose great risk for the spiritual development of many believers.

I think there are 2 reasons this phrase( God will right every wrong) is incorrect. 1-the Lord never said He would do this, and 2-God is not interested in rewinding history. When it comes to judgement, rewards and reckoning, not one time God spoke about righting every wrong committed in this life. On the other hand, we have statements, such as, ” for the Son of Man is going to come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and will then repay every man according to his deeds”, “He will render to each one according to his works…” and “…He is the one appointed by God to be the Judge of the living and the dead” (Matthew 16:27, Romans 2:6, Acts 10:42 NAS95), where final judgement for all deeds is promised. In addition, I am of the opinion that when it comes to the Word of the living God, we must be careful to know what we believe and proclaim; we do not want fall in the category of disobedience the Lord referred to in Deuteronomy 4:2 and 12:32, Proverbs 30:6 and Revelation 22:18-19. It is never a good idea to add or take away from the revealed truth. Those who did it have lived to regret it bitterly. Moreover, salvation and edification are based on the proper understanding of the Bible. If one does not properly comprehend the gospel, how can that person be saved? Yes, salvation is the work of the Lord, but not apart from the person’s response, which is dependent on the comprehension process of the person. Also, history has proven the fatality there is when misappropriating the Bible; the world has seen thousands of cults and false religions that have sprung up from the improper understanding of the Word. Furthermore, the apostle Paul revealed that the church of Messiah, as a whole and as individuals, grows into a holy temple in the Lord and for God because it has been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets (Ephesians 2:20). Scriptures are clear that only Christ is the builder of His church, but He chose to build it through the set of doctrines revealed through His apostles and prophets based on His work, which is what the apostle Paul meant in Ephesians 2:20. How can a believer grow and mature in the Lord and for God’s glory if such a believer either does not properly handle the word of Christ or believes in something God never promised?

The second reason why God is not going to right every wrong is because He is not interested in rewinding history. For one, to right every wrong Almighty God would have to go back into the past, resurrect every human and replay every single situation that had ever occurred and restart again but this time, He would have to act every time a sin was committed. God could certainly do this; He has all the power and wisdom to do this, but why didn’t He do it in the first place? Why did He allow misery after misery, sin after sin to occur in the first place? This idea makes no sense based on the already revealed agenda, plan and propose of God.I know that is exactly what we want Him to do every time an injustice is committed, to interject Himself in history and fix the problem right away and then. Nevertheless, I have learned that God not doing this gives Him more glory: He has more opportunities for His saving grace, and more room is left for His eternal judgement. The other side of this reason is that God is the maker of new things; why remodel the old when creating the new is more beautiful, glorious and exciting? In Messiah, we are a new creation, receive a new Spirit in the new covenant, live in newness of life, and look for ” new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness dwells” (2 Peter 3:13 NAS95). I love when my King says: “behold, I am making all things new” (Revelation 21:5 NAS95). It is as if God does not want to give us ‘fixer upper house’ that might present with the same old problems, but a brand new one with the latest innovation and technology without any reminder of the old. I totally welcome this.

A new beginning! Thank you, Father!