The righteous will rejoice when he sees the vengeance; he will bathe his feet in the blood of the wicked. Psalm 58:10 – This is not a verse that seems to connect with the overall message of scripture that we hear often in church that God’s loves the world and that we ought to love others. What we have in this passage is David feeling the effects of evil men’s evil choices. In his prayer to the Lord David is asking that the Lord strip away their ability to do anymore evil. Break their teeth so they can’t cause damage with their bites and tear out their fangs so they can’t envenomate anyone anymore. As Spurgeon put it, “If they have no capacity for good, at least deprive them of their ability for evil.” Yet as we read on in the passage we find our verse, the one where we’ll be rejoicing over their downfall and bathing our feet in the wicked’s blood. While a shocking message to hear, know it also doesn’t contradict the message of scripture like we thought it might. Our God is a God of justice. His desire is for all men to obey His words and live under His authority. Yet when men choose to reject Him and His way and instead choose evil, wicked ways of living, God is going to bring justice to such men. He will put an end the hurt they are causing. While God desires no one to perish and He finds no pleasure in the condemnation of any, God does find pleasure in bringing help to the helpless and standing up against injustice. We too ought to find joy is seeing evil and its power cut off. While it is heartbreaking to all when any life rejects the Lord and they face the consequences of that choice, it is wonderful to see the helpless saved and the captive freed. Pray then for the wicked that their heart would be changed before it is too late. Celebrate when the evil that once kept people enslaved and oppressed is cast out. Find joy not in the wicked being condemned but find joy that we serve a God who loves justice and stands up for those that need Him. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 3013
Question To Ponder: God loves justice, how might we stand up for justice like the Lord?
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