Day 180: Psalms 52:5-7
Psalm 52: 5God shall likewise destroy you forever; He shall take you away, and pluck you out of your dwelling place, And uproot you from the land of the living. Selah.
O God, You will deal with their evil. All of those who do not repent and seek Your face will die in their sin. All of those who have refused to humble themselves, turn from their evil ways, and put their faith in Christ will die in their sin. Lord, we pray that they would repent and believe, but if they will not turn to You, deal with their sin and do not let them thwart the children of Christ.
Psalm 52:6 The righteous also shall see and fear, And shall laugh at him, saying, 7“Here is the man who did not make God his strength, But trusted in the abundance of his riches, And strengthened himself in his wickedness.”
Lord, when we see that the wicked are punished and evil is destroyed, we are reminded of your holiness and we cry out like Isaiah [6:5], Lord, I am a man of unclean lips and I live among a people of unclean lips. Lord, we do not deserve Your mercy and grace. If You should mark iniquities, who should stand? But there is forgiveness with You that You might be feared (Psalm 130:3-4). We are in awe of Your holiness, Your justice, and Your purity.
We see those who do not tremble at the word of Your power and we laugh. They think they are wise, but they are fools (Romans 1:22). They trust their own strength and their own riches rather than trusting God.
God, thank You for all our blessings in Christ, including our possessions, but never let our blessings in Christ become more important than knowing Christ. May Jesus always the highest and truest treasure of our hearts. Amen!
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