THE DIFFERENCE

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

Oh my friend, what is the difference between the saved and the unsaved, between the righteous and the wicked, and between the son and the stranger?
Thus it is my friend. Will the child who lives close to the bosom of his father fret? Will he be afraid of the bully?

The saved, the righteous, the sons, have their eyes on their Lord and Father. They keep their eyes upon His and thus enjoy perfect peace. The devil and his cohorts can scream, screech, saber-rattle all they want. They can elevate their towers, strengthen their battering rams, display all their fancy weapons in attempts to scare the righteous. God will laugh at their pretentious attempts, and His children will not be moved. They know it; one look from their father and the pride of the wicked vanishes away, it burns and melt like candle wax (Job 40:9,11-12). So let us not fear when the devil tries to show off. Let us not fret when he comes with his lies amplified with the hot air of deceit. We can simply rebuke Him in the name of our Lord Jesus and watch 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 scared 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 scared of his own shadow; he lives in constant fear and confusion because he seeks not God’s statutes.

Let us now learn to rest in the arms of God; to go to sleep there and let Him fight the darkness that would want to conquer us. May the sunshine of His Spirit burn the chaff, the dross; may it bring us light, warmth, strength and perfect peace.

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

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

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