Thoughts of the Wicked

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Proverbs 15:26

Free Indeed

The term for “alienated” means “estranged,” “cut off,” or “separated.”  Before they were reconciled, all people were completely estranged from God (Ephesians 2:12,13).  The term for “enemies” can also be translated “hateful.”  Unbelievers hate God and resent His holy standard because they love “wicked works” (John 3:19,20; 15:18,24,25).  Actually there is alienation from both sides, since God “hates all workers of iniquity” (Psalm 5:5).  Christ’s substitutionary death on the cross that paid the full penalty for the sin of all who believe made reconciliation possible and actual (Romans 3:25;5:9,10;8:3).

Commentary from the MacArthur study Bible, notes for Colossians 1:21.

The Adulteress

Passing along the street near her

corner;

And he took the path to her house

In the twilight, in the evening,

In the black and dark night.

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With her enticing speech she

caused him to yield,

With her flattering lips she

seduced him.

Immediately he went after her, as

an ox goes to the slaughter,

Or as a fool to the correction of

the stocks,

Proverbs 7:8-9, 21-22

Damaging

-Proverbs 21:10-

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The Man of Peace

Watch the blameless and observe

the upright,

for the man of peace

will have a future.

Psalm 37:37

Safety

I say to the boastful, ‘Do not boast,’

and to the wicked, ‘Do not lift up your horn.

Do not lift up your horn against heaven

or speak arrogantly.'”

As for me, I will tell about Him forever;

I will sing praise to the God of Jacob.

Psalm 75:4-5, 9

Exalted Refuse

When tempted, no one should say,

‘God is tempting me.’

For God cannot be tempted by evil,

nor does He tempt anyone;

but each one is tempted when,

by his own evil desire,

he is dragged away and enticed.

James 1:13-14

“But whatever the nature of the composite object, you must keep him praying to it-to the thing that he has made, not the Person who has made him.”  The Screwtape Letters, by C.S. Lewis, pg. 18

Got Light?

It is no surprise how frequently the Bible uses “light” as a symbol for spiritual awakening and salvation.  Jesus said He was “the light of the world” (John 8:12); and when He left earth, He designated His followers to be that light: “You are the light of the world” (Matthew 5:14)  “You”, not “Your Pastor” only, or “Your neighbor”, but YOU.

If you are a follower of Jesus Christ, you are the light of the world!  Let your life be a source of light-what Jesus called “your good works”-so the lost will be drawn to Christ in you.

“The gospel is light but only the Spirit can give sight.”  A. W. Tozer

Let your light so shine before men,

that they may see your good works

and glorify your Father in heaven.

Matthew 5:16

Portions of commentary from David Jeremiah Turning Points Devotional, November 10, 2016.