Wednesday, December 23, 2015

Condemn Wickedness

Psalms 94:14-23


For the Lord will not cast off His people,
Nor will He forsake His inheritance.
15 But judgment will return to righteousness,
And all the upright in heart will follow it.
16 Who will rise up for me against the evildoers?
Who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity?
17 Unless the Lord had been my help,
My soul would soon have settled in silence.
18 If I say, “My foot slips,”
Your mercy, O Lord, will hold me up.
19 In the multitude of my anxieties within me,
Your comforts delight my soul.
20 Shall the throne of iniquity, which devises evil by law,
Have fellowship with You?
21 They gather together against the life of the righteous,
And condemn innocent blood.
22 But the Lord has been my defense,
And my God the rock of my refuge.
23 He has brought on them their own iniquity,
And shall cut them off in their own wickedness;
The Lord our God shall cut them off.

I could have never made it this far, if it had not been for the grace of God.  I don't know how many years ago I asked God to take full control over my life, but I was spiritually drained.  Righteousness played no part in anyone I knew, be it family or friend, and I could take no more.  (2 Corinthians 12:10)  "Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong."  I am still riding on the coattail of our Lord and only He knows my end.  God says, I have released you among snakes, scorpions, and vipers. He is absolutely correct. And they are still biting as I go through my days.  When God finally freed me from my enemies, I sought refuge.  I never knew I was holding so many tears inside.  Verse 14-15 says, " For the Lord will not cast off His people, Nor will He forsake His inheritance. 15 But judgment will return to righteousness, And all the upright in heart will follow it."  This is what our Lord God stands for, and He is not impress on how we let satan use and abuse us.  God says, He has given us the power to trample on serpents, and scorpions and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing by any means shall hurt us.  However, we are using our powers for self gain and for unrighteous living.  satan is cunning, baffling, and wise.  God has given us commands and only His commands can save us.  God had a dream for His world before He ever spoke it into existence, and we His children are to help Him fulfill it.  God asks in verse 16, "Who will rise up for me against the evildoers? Who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity?"  Our lives have been ordained, to live righteous and holy before the world ever began.  But until we seek total refuge in our Father God, wickedness will soon cut us off.  Condemn wickedness.

(John 3:16)  "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life."

(Psalms 91:16)  "He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble;
I will deliver him and honor him. 16 With long life I will satisfy him, And show him My salvation.”

Blessings to all who condemn wickedness for our Lord,

Vincent Young, Christian Analyst.









   

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