We read Psalm 52 today in our Spoken Word bible Reading Plan. As I was reading this, I couldn't help but think back on many of the discussions I have had with those who scorn, mock and speak derisively of the God of the Bible, and those who love and belong to Him.
1 Why boast you of mischief done against the loving-kindness of God [and the godly], O mighty [sinful] man, day after day? 2 Your tongue devises wickedness; it is like a sharp razor, working deceitfully. 3 You love evil more than good, and lying rather than to speak righteousness, justice,and right. Selah [pause, and calmly think of that]! 4 You love all destroying and devouring words, O deceitful tongue. 5 God will likewise break you down and destroy you forever; He will lay hold of you and pluck you out of your tent and uproot you from the land of the living. Selah [pause, and calmly think of that]! 6 The [uncompromisingly] righteous also shall see [it] and be in reverent fear and awe, but about you they will [scoffingly] laugh, saying, 7 See, this is the man who made not God his strength (his stronghold and high tower) but trusted in and confidently relied on the abundance of his riches, seeking refuge and security for himself through his wickedness. 8 But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God; I trust in and confidently rely on the loving-kindness and the mercy of God forever and ever. 9 I will thank You and confide in You forever, because You have done it [delivered me and kept me safe]. I will wait on, hope in and expect in Your name, for it is good, in the presence of Your saints (Your kind and pious ones).
Some will try to excuse their speaking by saying "This is all in fun!". The sad part for them is that this Psalm speaks very clearly about the certain end for those who continue to reject the One, True, Most High, Living, Almighty God of the Bible, and His wonderful plan for our eternal Salvation! WE must understand that God is speaking here, first of all, of the enemy who has blinded the minds of the people to get them to speak and act this way. He HAS a sure and certain end, and it is NOT pretty! (Chains for 1000 years, then eternal flames in the Lake of Fire!) Those who continue to reject the God of the Bible and His free gift will also spend their eternal future in the agony of this Lake of Fire. God does NOT desire that this be so, but He has given every one of us the freedom to choose! What choice have YOU made? Are you making this choice known to others so that they, too, can choose LIFE? THAT is why we are here and not living right now in the glorious beauty of the Heaven of the Bible! We have a job to do, so let's do it WELL! AMEN! Here is Hillsong with "Lost Are Found":
Shalom in Him!
