FAITH CAPSULE: Disengage the wicked world by giving yourself to the word of God.
Psalm 73
Who are you?
What does your world think you are that you know about?
One that is not of God is of the devil.
There is no middle ground for anyone to claim.
One is either good or bad.
One of the devil is the wicked one, the bad one.
Have you searched yourself lately and see if there is any wicked way in you?
Let it be known to you that running around in the house of God or the title you answer to is not evidence that you are not a wicked one.
God can not become deceived, and neither can He be mocked.
Are you a wicked one?
The psalmist must have been curious about his stand and wanted to be right with God by praying against wickedness.
Psalm 139:23-24 states, “Search me, O God, and know my heart; try me, and know my anxieties, and see if there is any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.”
Can you tell if you are a wicked one?
A wicked one is with a character that knows the word of God, and the word is near their mouth but far from their mind. (Jeremiah 12:2)
Knowing about the word of God and knowing about quoting the word of God and not doing as commanded by God is a direct pointer to the wicked one.
Psalm 10:4 states, “The wicked in his proud countenance does not seek God; God is in none of his thoughts.”
Does that sound like you?
Are you wicked and not know that you are wicked?
Your strength is firm; you are not in trouble as others; pride is like a necklace, and you are covered by being violent; eyes bulge with abundance; and you have more than your heart could wish. (Psalm 73)
Your conformity to this world confirms wickedness in you.
The world today is at odds with the word of God.
To be friendly with the world is evidence of conformity to the wicked world.
James 4:4 buttressed, “Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.”
Conformity is an action or behavior in agreement with current customs, rules, or styles.
Conformity to this world is thriving even among the believers of the word. What is it about this world?
The ruler of this world is the wicked one; to be friendly to the world is to embrace wickedness.
Paul the Apostle warns in Romans 12:2, “And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.”
Engage the word of God to disengage the wicked world.
Prayer for today: Ask that the mercy of God will answer for you not to become a victim of the wicked world.