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1st Grinthians chapter 4 verse 5

therefore do not pronounce judgment before the time, before the Lord comes, who will bring to light

the things now hidden in darkness, and will disclose the purposes of the heart.

Then each one will receive his commendation from God.

Oh, there's so much in this verse as we continue to think about judgment here in the beginning of 1st

Corinthians chapter 4. One like when Paul writes therefore do not pronounce judgment

before the time before the Lord comes it's just a reminder to us that we see all throughout

scripture that we never need to forget that justice is only rightly

seen in the long term overtime, not in the short term in a specific time.

There are all kinds of examples where you might look at a situation and say, where's

the justice in that? Or maybe even to think justice doesn't prevail.

But in the large arc of the universe, like justice prevails.

We know where the whole story is headed in the end,

so we trust God's timing as the just one.

But then there's another part of this verse

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