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THE WAY OF THE WICKED
MONDAY, MAY 30
Job 27:11-18

Psalm 62:1-5

 

“…God…is my defence;

I shall not be greatly moved.”

 

THE WAY OF THE WICKED
 
Job’s friends had been teaching him about God’s dealings from their ideas formed through the wisdom of the world. Now, Job would teach them about God’s actions from the things they had seen Him do. He challenged his friends to acknowledge that they had actually seen these things for themselves. Very often, people do not wish to face the realities of life because they conflict with their own ideas (Job 27:11-12).
 
Job explained the ultimate end of wicked men. They might have many descendants and seemed to have lived in success but, sooner or later, these descendants would suffer from war, hunger or disease. This is God’s punishment on the wicked and it will come in His time. Some will say that God is unjust to punish the descendants of the wicked. However, the truth of the matter is that God does not really need to do anything to them. When men live in rebellion against God, it ultimately brings not only calamity into their lives but also eternal damnation. These things come into the life of the wicked because of their attitude towards God (Job 27:14-15). However, those who guard their souls from sin are kept safe from the thorns and snares (Prov 22:5).
 
The wicked may gather riches as the dust of the earth and have far more clothing than they can wear, but ultimately these will all be lost. All that the wicked have built will be as fragile as a moth’s cocoon or a temporary shelter. Nothing that wicked men acquire has eternal value (Job 27:16-18).
 
Just as there is a great gulf between God and wicked men, there is a strong bond between God and His people. We can rest in the promise that the God who never sleeps is close to us and always hears us when we call (Prov 15:29).
 
THOUGHT: Why do the children of the wicked often suffer?
PRAYER: Father, help me not to waste my life on that which has no value. May I live always with eternal values in view.

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