Faith Capsule: Engage the word of God to disengage the wicked world.

Psalm 10

What kind of a man do you answer to? One that is not of God is of the devil. There is no middle ground for anyone to claim. One that is of the devil is the wicked one. Have you search 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 cannot be deceived and neither can He be mocked.
Are you a wicked one? The psalmist must have been curious of his stand and wanting to be right with God by praying against wickedness stating, “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.” (Psalm 139:23-24)
Are you a wicked one?
The wicked is simply those that the word of God 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 do as commanded by God is a direct pointer of the wicked one. Psalm 10:4 stated, “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 by virtue of the way you live life? It is true that your strength is firm; you are not in trouble as other; pride serves as your necklace and you are covered being violent; your eyes are covered with abundance and you have more than heart could wish.
Your conformity to this world confirms wickedness in you. The world today is at odd with the word. The wickedness of the world calls for a need not to be conformed to the world. To be friendly with the world is an 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 defined as an action or behavior in correspondence 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 of the world is to embrace wickedness. Paul the Apostle sounded a clear warning, 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 God for the grace to be delivered from becoming a wicked one.