QuickThoughts: The Futility of Evil

A lesson on the futility of evil, from Psalm 52:

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Why do you boast in evil, O mighty man?
The lovingkindness of God endures all day long.
Your tongue devises destruction,
Like a sharp razor, O worker of deceit.
You love evil more than good,
Falsehood more than speaking what is right. Selah.
You love all words that devour,
O deceitful tongue.

Psalm 52:1-4 LSB

How prevalent is this today?! From wicked world leaders, to abortionists, to twisted “influencers” who deceive young minds, to parents who mutilate their children, there is no shortage of those who love evil more than good.

But God is neither blind nor impotent:

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But God will break you down forever;
He will snatch you up and tear you away from your tent,
And uproot you from the land of the living, Selah.

Psalm 52:5 LSB

While it may seem that the wicked prosper now, their day of judgment IS coming!

His destruction of evil men will be witnessed by those whom He has called, by those who love Him. And we will rejoice in the justice of the Lord:

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So that the righteous will see and fear,
And will laugh at him, saying,
“Behold, the man who would not set God as his strength,
But trusted in the abundance of his riches
And was strong in his destruction.”

Psalm 52:6-7 LSB

As strong as the world’s armed may be, they are no match for the power of our God. As Paul Washer once said, though all the armies of the world ally themselves together against God, “they would have no more strength than a mite beating its head against a piece of granite.”

We, however, will rejoice:

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But as for me, I am like a green olive tree in the house of God;
I trust in the lovingkindness of God forever and ever.
I will give You thanks forever, because You have done it,
And I will hope on Your name, for it is good, in the presence of Your holy ones.

Psalm 52:8-9 LSB

How gracious is our Savior?? But for the grace of God, we would be counted among the damned!

If Christ has rescued you, give thanks to Him today. Praise His holy Name and rest in the truth of His lovingkindness. You have passed from death unto life and are sealed in Him by the Holy Spirit!

And if you have not yet repented of your sins and put your faith in Jesus Christ, today is the day of salvation. Do not tarry, but kneel before the cross of grace and cry out to the Lord to have mercy on you, a sinner.