Daily Devotion

May 14, 2006

Psalms 119:155 Salvation is far from the wicked: for they seek not thy statutes.

Oh, my friend, would you know the difference between the saved and the unsaved?  Would you know the difference between the righteous and the wicked? Would you know the difference between the son and the “stranger”?  

Would the child who lives close to the bosom of his father fret?  Would he be afraid of the bully?  Thus it is my friend!  The saved, the righteous, the son, have their eyes on their Lord and Father.   They keep their eyes upon His and thus have perfect peace. The devil and his cohorts can scream, screech, saber-rattle all they want; they can elevate their towers, strengthen their battering rams, show off their fancy weapons in attempts to scare the righteous; but God and the righteous will laugh at his pretentious puny attempts, he will not be moved. He knows one look from His father and the pride of the wicked vanishes away (Job 40:9,11-12).  Child of God, be not afraid of the devil’s showy strength displays; fret not when he comes to you with his lies amplified by the hot air of lies! Rebuke Him in the name of your LORD Jesus and see him vanish away!

It is not the same with the unsaved, the wicked and the “stranger” to the household of God. He does not have the protection of the Creator to keep him safe; he does not have the assurances of the Words of the LORD to comfort him; he does not have the securities of the arms of God to envelop him.  He is frightened of death and of the dark; he needs constant reassuring.  He has to rely on potent medicines and drugs to find peace of mind and quietness of spirit.  He is afraid of his own shadow; he lives in constant fear and confusion because he seeks not God’s statutes.

My friend, rest in the arms of God! Go to sleep there and let Him fight the darkness that would want to conquer you!  Let the sunshine of His Spirit burn the chaff, the dross;  let It give you light, warmth, strength and perfect peace.

Pro 11:19  As righteousness tendeth to life: so he that pursueth evil pursueth it to his own death.

Pro 13:21  Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed.

Pro 28:1  The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.

Patrick Lumbroso
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