Fixed

 "God has fixed a day on which he will judge the world in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed; and of this he has given assurance to all by raising him from the dead.”

Acts 17:31

God calls all people everywhere to repent, and this verse is the reason why. There's a day of judgement coming and we need to be ready for it. God has already set a day, but we don't know when it is: it will come like a thief in the night.

God will judge the world in righteousness. His verdict will be just. No one will be able to contradict his conclusions. If we are going to be judged in righteousness we need to be made righteous, because we are naturally unrighteous. Naturally we stand under God's wrath.

Thankfully we can get to know the man he has appointed judge, the man Christ Jesus. We can't bribe him to be lenient, but we can plead his own righteousness to be credited to our account. He is a merciful and gracious judge and will hear our cries for clemency.

How can we know that the judge will acquit us? Because Jesus gave his life for us and rose again victorious over death. Therefore we can have confidence that nothing will separate us from the love of God, for those of us who are in Christ Jesus.

"God Almighty, I plead your forgiveness for the day of judgement, because of the Lord Jesus. Thank you that he gave his life for me, and help me to trust him for now and for all eternity, for your glory, amen"