Daily Devotion

April 13, 2006

Psa 119:119 KJV Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth like dross: therefore I love thy testimonies.

Yesterday, I was teaching a history class on World War 1 and 2 to a group of teenagers.  The class led to a discussion on the responsibility to protect the oppressed from the oppressors, and to also stop the oppressors before they get too powerful because one day, they may come to you.  

It is very interesting to see how in all of Bible history, there is a pattern where God thwarts His people’s efforts to save themselves until through their tribulation, they develop the patience (Rom 5:3) to wait on Him to fulfill His promise to “put away” the “wicked”.  

What a blessed “assurance” and peace of mind fills the soul of the man who has conquered his own tendencies to solve his own problems, fight his own enemies, play “God” in his own life.  This man has perfect confidence, perfect faith to wait, being fully convinced that at the right time, God will come for him out of heaven, Himself calling a Moses, a Gideon, or even a Samson to fight, conquer, subdue, annihilate the oppressor of his soul.  

May God bless you with this faith, this peace, and this confidence that you do not have to work it all out, you do not have to gather “armies” and fight evil.  God has promised that He himself will put away the wicked from the earth.  Who knows how many times He may be waiting for us to cease struggling in our own might in order to help us!

Heb 11:1-2 KJV  Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.  (2)  For by it the elders obtained a good report.

Heb 11:32-34 KJV  And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell of Gedeon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jephthae; of David also, and Samuel, and of the prophets:  (33)  Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,  (34)  Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.