Wednesday, December 5, 2012

"Evil Intent"

  People plot with wicked intent. The depth of deceit and the height of something evil is sometimes rather amazing as it scares us to think that someone could be so cruel, so cold and so evil! I've watched over the many years when a marriage breaks up how calloused and wicked one or both parties become. Children are used in the evil schemes just to hurt the other. Something is wrong deep inside the soul of such people and they do not even realize it!
  I remember years back when I received a phone call in the early morning hours from a man that told me my children would end up missing. He was angry with me for studying with his wife and his hatred had stirred him to the depths of playing this kind of game. I remember hanging up the phone, sliding down the wall wondering why one would threaten with such. What do you do? Where do you turn? How do you eliminate the fear? "The wicked plots against the righteous and gnashes at him with his teeth. The Lord laughs at him, for He sees his day is coming. The wicked have drawn the sword and bent their bow to cast down the afflicted and the needy, to slay those who are upright in conduct. Their sword will enter their own heart and their bows will be broken." (Psa. 37:12-15)
  The Lord is still in control over all even when the wicked plot and scheme. The wicked can threaten, use a heart of hatred in ways that are unimaginable but the Lord stands close to His own. We must know that! We must believe that! The Lord will not allow His children to be without help in time of need. We must focus on Him as He is a God of righteousness and faithful to His righteousness. The danger becomes when we start fretting over a situation, we can be led into evildoing by reacting wrongly. "Cease from anger and forsake wrath; do not fret; it leads only to evildoing." (Psa. 37:8) Draw near in time of struggles to the side of the Lord. He will indeed fight your battle if we only trust and do what is right.

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