- He will bring back on them their iniquity and wipe them out for their wickedness; the Lord our God will wipe them out. Psalm 94:23 – Our psalmist writes of those who are carrying out despicable acts of wickedness. Things like murdering defenseless widows and slaughtering the fatherless. After verses of crying out for God to stand up against such acts of evil, we see our psalmist conclude with a verse of justice. The very weight they brought upon others was to come on them and God would wipe them out. Today though instead of connecting this passage to the human enemies of our day, I want to connect it with the real enemies scripture says is in our story. The enemies of darkness in the spiritual realm such as demons and even the devil himself. These evil spiritual forces are causing havoc across our world. They are behind the atrocities of war. They are the fuel behind violent crimes. They are the ones spinning the lies that drag people into the darkest of pits mentally. Evil doesn’t cut it to describe the darkness of their works. Yet take this moment to apply our verse to such wicked enemies. God will wipe them out. The havoc they cause God will be brought back on their heads. Their story ends with a clean wiping out of their existence. Evil’s reign will one day be done and all the horrors attached to the works of our enemy will be over. This is the beautiful promise of scripture, yet when today isn’t yet that day, it’s hard to understand God’s reasoning if for waiting so long. My encouragement to you in that wondering is stay focused on the future day of evil’s reckoning. While it may not be today, one day it will end and the devil and every other worthless demon will be wiped out for good. Hallelujah we serve a God powerful enough for such a task! I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 3508
- If the Lord had not been my help, my soul would soon have lived in the land of silence. When I thought, “My foot slips,” your steadfast love, O Lord, held me up. When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul. Psalms 94:17-19 – These few verses are so relatable. If it wasn’t for God I wouldn’t be here. When I thought I slipped up so bad everything was going to crumble God’s love helped me up. When my worries overwhelmed me, God cheered me up. Here is the God that people need to see. God is the sovereign ruler of the universe, but He also is deeply invested in your life. He’s there when things get heavy and He remains always. Make sure when you speak of Jesus this part of His character is spoken clearly about. People are seeking someone like this within their story and they need to know that someone is Jesus. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 1157
- Understand, O dullest of the people! Fools, when will you be wise? He who planted the ear, does he not hear? He who formed the eye, does he not see? He who disciplines the nations, does he not rebuke? He who teaches man knowledge— the Lord—knows the thoughts of man, that they are but a breath. Psalm94:8-11 – Our chapter unpacks how the wicked were doing the very opposite of what God had commanded to do. Rather than caring for the widow, loving the sojourner, and being a father to the fatherless, they were killing them all. All under this belief that, “The Lord does not see.” Our verse today reminds us He does. He sees the injustice taking place in our world. He sees the evil happening. He hears the cries of those being silenced. He knows what’s going on in our life. I’m not too concerned at the moment if the wicked know these truths, eventually they’ll learn that God was aware of all they were doing. I want to make sure you know all this. God does see what’s going on. Whether that’s about the hurt being put on you or the secret hurt you’re causing, know God is aware. If there is a secret sin taking place, bring that to God today who isn’t going to be surprised about it because He was there at the first yes you made to it. If there is a heaviness being placed on you somehow, know God is present and is on the scene for you. God is with us. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 2054
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