Faith Capsule: Man can be deceived, but God cannot.

1 Corinthians 10:1-13

The book of Ecclesiastes 8:11 declared, “Because the sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.” Doing evil is wickedness. Wickedness is to know the word of God and not do what the word says. The question of Jeremiah before God clearly identifies it that wicked ones are the ones with the word near in the mouth but far from the mind. Jeremiah questioned, “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.” (Jeremiah 12:1-2) Wickedness (evil act) is to know to do good and not do it. James 4:17 buttressed, “Therefore, to him who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin.” The word of God is true and all we come to pass, it will catch up with all in every way, on every path that every man under heaven is passing through. Jesus said, “Let them grow together until the harvest time.” He did not separate them or stop them from growing. Indeed your growth in all areas that you have turned to is not the measure of your stand in the Lord. Man can be deceived, but God cannot.  Where are you in the hand of God?  Are you walking in the word of God or are you sleeping?
Many are calling, many are coming, many are claiming the name of the Lord but so many are far from Him. Jesus mentioned in the Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins, “Then the kingdom of heaven shall be likened to ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.  Now five of them were wise, and five were foolish.” (Matthew 25:1-2) The point here is that they all went out to meet the bridegroom that is the wicked ones the evil ones and the foolish one were not exempted. Are you conscious of the time we are living? Getting away with all kind of wickedness is getting closer to live eternity outside of God’s presence. Sentence against evil work will surely come to pass no matter how long it takes for it to come.
Jesus talked about the wheat and tare growing together. 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.” The God that knows in the beginning, what the end is holding has the power to execute sentence against evil work at His appointed time.

Prayer for today: Ask God for the grace to bring you out of every act that is evil.