Psalm 7:8 “The LORD shall judge the peoples; Judge me, O LORD, according to my righteousness, And according to my integrity within me.”
One of the great roles of God is that He is a judge. In Psalm 7:11, David writes He is a just judge. As David is being pursued and persecuted by Saul, David will plead with God to judge him or to vindicate him. David’s plea here finds him looking for justice as he is seeking to handle King Saul’s wrongful actions against him correctly. It is important to know that David is not speaking of being judged here for salvation but rather for the present situation. He wants God to REVIEW his actions. He wants God to examine his actions so that he might point out that he is innocent and that he is being falsely accused. David is committing himself to the righteous judge of the universe.
Making this personal is for us to say JUDGE ME, O Lord. We should be asking God to judge our attitude and our actions. We should be asking God to judge our motives. In some ways, one can see this as asking God to hold you accountable. Like asking God to examine you from Psalm 139:23, asking that God would examine if there is any wicked way in you.
I will tell you that spiritual maturity rises when one truly wants God to examine, to judge one’s life. Though it can be painful, as God does reveal the flaws and faults that need to be corrected, it will be incredibly profitable. Thankfully, we can also say CLEANSE ME – WASH ME – RESTORE ME as He most surely will point out things that are not up to His standard.
Add to your prayer time JUDGE ME, O Lord!
Continue Strong, seeking a true examination from the Lord,
And remember to DATE the Word