God's Word both warns and comforts us in the days we are living in.
"The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth. The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming. The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and the needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation. Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken."-Psalm 37:12-15
It should not surprise us that David, being led by the Holy Spirit, describes an occurrence in his day that is no different than what we see in our time. “The wicked plotteth against the just.” The root of evil is often time in full bloom as we read the horror stories of the evil plans and plots that are carried out against Christians in faraway lands. These plans are hatched and deep rooted in the pit of hell. The disdain for the just is so great that the wicked gnash their teeth together at the site of them. Picture the look on one’s face if they were to come at you grinding or striking their teeth together. The face only displays that which is found in the heart. Such a thing is no longer a possibility- Such happenings are no longer merely knocking at our door here in America it is a reality as we have recently seen with the tragedy in Oregon as well as other tragedies in the past few years.
Verse thirteen contains sobering words from the sovereign God of the universe. The wicked may have their say for the moment, but the God of heaven will have the last word. His laughter will signify His complete contempt for the wicked. When the ungodly plot and gnash their teeth against the just, they are doing it against God as well. There is coming a day, there is coming an hour, and there is coming a moment of God’s judgment. It will be decisive, and it will be final.
The wicked will draw their swords and bend their bows with the poor, needy, and those of an upright conversation (conduct) in their sites. The word “slays” in the fourteenth verse means literally to “slaughter.” A dark and dirty picture is painted of such violence, and yet there will be a boomerang effect that will eventually take place.
That which they were doling out will return upon them. Psalm 7:16 in speaking of the wicked says, “His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.” We sometimes skip over the wrath of God, and we are doing no one any good if we only preach a part of the truth. Is God a God of mercy? Is God a God of Grace? Yes indeed! Is God a God of wrath? We must remember that God is Holy, Righteous, Perfect, Just and without sin. God is a God of truth. God takes sins serious. My prayer is that we will allow God's Word to bring to light God as He is and that we will take serious the salvation of those around us while being reminded that often times we are the minority who carries a message that the majority desperately needs- The Gospel!
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