FAITH CAPSULE: Wickedness is wickedness before God.
Psalm 73
Look away from the wicked and not be envious of the wicked ones.
Wickedness belongs to evil.
With no exception, wickedness is wickedness before God.
Ones in the business of evil-doing to destroy by telling lies as a way of life, deceiving, and manipulating others are the same wicked ones before God.
Indeed, anyone who quotes the word of God but does not carry the word of God in the heart is not near but far from God.
Anyone far from God is in a position of a wicked one.
Jeremiah 12:1-2 buttresses, “Righteous are You, O Lord when I plead with You; Yet let me talk with you about Your judgments. Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why are those happy who deal so treacherously? You have planted them, yes, they have taken root; They grow, yes, they bear fruit. You are near in their mouth But far from their mind.”
If the word describes you as a wicked one, there is a need for you to withdraw from wicked doing by submitting to God.
Today, have the desire for God to deposit in you all that it takes to live life for the glory of God.
God is not asleep but watching and waiting for His appointed time for judgment of this wicked world.
The same God yesterday, today, and tomorrow will not overlook the wickedness of today.
The appointed time of all wickedness is with God.
Jesus gave insight into His plan for the wicked ones as stated in Matthew 13:30: “Let both grow together until the harvest and at the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, “First gather together the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them, but gather the wheat into my barn.’”
Where do you stand?
Are you a representative of wheat or a representative of tare?
Wheat and tare gain from what it takes to grow, but that does not stop the coming of separation of both as in time of judgment.
Oftentimes, there is no clear distinction between tares and wheat.
Also, it is not surprising to see tares growing better than wheat, but God shall judge the right to separate wheat from tare.
All should live for God because the harvest time is coming.
Separating and packing up the wicked for the fire of God is a judgment that will come, regardless of how long or how soon it takes.
All that will make the difference is for you to be faithful in doing the will of God, just like Jesus said, “Not every man who says to Me, Lord, Lord shall enter the Kingdom of Heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven.” (Matthew 7:21)
Will you be willing to step out only unto God?
Have you thought about your stand lately?
Prayer for today: Ask for faithfulness to deliver you from every track of wickedness.