THE RIGHTEOUS AND THE WICKED

Proverbs 18:5 KJV
It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.

I hate to be political on these daily devotionals, but this proverb today is loaded with significance.

Many of us today can attest that we live in important times, even possibly the times described by Yeshua in these terms, Many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them. Matthew 13:17. The expression of this statement belongs to the followers of Yeshua of then as much as to those of today.

Sin, wickedness, righteousness and holiness are not defined by our quantum of virtues; they are solely defined by our level of harmony with God and His will. In all of history, the fate of nations has always been determined by their reaction towards God’s will. It is the same today.

As we watch and assess the culmination of world events, it is important that we react intelligently looking to our prophetic blue prints in order to determine the ‘righteous’, (what is according to God’s will) and the wicked (what is against God’s will).

The Word clearly makes mention of the rebirth of the displaced country of Israel in the endtimes. It tells us of the return of the Jewish people in their homeland, where they will live peacefully. This return is key to our future millennial reality. This prophecy has been fulfilled in troublous times and even now as we speak the issues are culminating. Many, in Israel and out of Israel, have different ideas on how this should be achieved. Some believe in the virtue of sacrificing land for peace, others believe that it is wrong. Time and history will tell (or maybe it has already ‘told’?). One thing is sure though, it is that God seems to always have a way to surprise us on how He fulfills His will.

With our understanding of the ‘righteous’ and of the ‘wicked’, may we remember In all of our dealings and opinionating, that,: It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment. In the wise words of Rabbi Gamaliel:… lest haply ye be found even to fight against God. Acts 5:39.