The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him today and what came to my heart and mind in Isaiah 57:20-21,
"But the wicked are like the tossing sea,
which cannot rest,
whose waves cast up mire and mud.
'There is no peace,' says my God, 'for the wicked.'"
In Isaiah's prophecy, he says the Lord lives with the "contrite and lowly in spirit" to revive them, verse 15. Due to their repentant nature the Lord will give them peace, "'Peace, peace to those far and near,' says the Lord. 'And I will heal them.'" Verse 19. However, there is no peace for the wicked, as we see in the verses above.
The sinful nature of mankind is an ugly monster. Paul says, "Furthermore, just as they [the wicked] did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, so God gave them over to a depraved mind, so that they do what ought not to be done. They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossips, slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they disobey their parents; they have no understanding, no fidelity, no love, no mercy. Although they know God's righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do these very things but also approve of those who practice them." Romans 1:28-32. Not content with their own evil deeds, the encourage everyone else!
In Psalm 37:12-13, David says of the wicked,
"The wicked plot against the righteous
and gnash their teeth at them;
but the Lord laughs at the wicked,
for he knows their day is coming."
He goes on to say in verse 38,
"But the wicked are like the tossing sea,
which cannot rest,
whose waves cast up mire and mud.
'There is no peace,' says my God, 'for the wicked.'"
In Isaiah's prophecy, he says the Lord lives with the "contrite and lowly in spirit" to revive them, verse 15. Due to their repentant nature the Lord will give them peace, "'Peace, peace to those far and near,' says the Lord. 'And I will heal them.'" Verse 19. However, there is no peace for the wicked, as we see in the verses above.
The sinful nature of mankind is an ugly monster. Paul says, "Furthermore, just as they [the wicked] did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, so God gave them over to a depraved mind, so that they do what ought not to be done. They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossips, slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they disobey their parents; they have no understanding, no fidelity, no love, no mercy. Although they know God's righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do these very things but also approve of those who practice them." Romans 1:28-32. Not content with their own evil deeds, the encourage everyone else!
In Psalm 37:12-13, David says of the wicked,
"The wicked plot against the righteous
and gnash their teeth at them;
but the Lord laughs at the wicked,
for he knows their day is coming."
He goes on to say in verse 38,
"But all sinners will be destroyed;
there will be no future for the wicked."
there will be no future for the wicked."
No peace and no future for the wicked!
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Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
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