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GOD’S WORD WHEN DEALT PERVERSELY
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12
Psalm 119:78-80

Psalm 35:17-28

 

“Let them be ashamed and
brought to confusion together

that rejoice at mine hurt…”

 

GOD’S WORD WHEN DEALT PERVERSELY
 
Proud and arrogant people deal perversely with the saints. Their perverseness lies in how they wrest words and facts to defame the child of God. They falsify and subvert the truth, turning the lives of Christians upside down. They cause many believers to stumble. Their false accusations cause the witness of the saints to be rejected.
 
Let the proud be ashamed: In this situation, it is tempting to retaliate. Yet, the psalmist did not ask for opportunities to get even. He lifts it to the Lord. He prays that they be put to shame for their temperament. They are against the man of God without any cause. Their evil works block the Gospel work. They must be stopped and so he prays. He ponders on the Word and meditates upon it.
 
Let the godly turn unto me: Those who reverentially serve the Lord desire to join him. Their lives are good examples of how to follow God. The psalmist longs to cooperate with them. They can encourage one another to further advance the Kingdom of God. The godly is not proud to promote himself but the name of Christ, his master, and his leader. Let my heart be sound: The psalmist begs God to grant him a sound heart. This refers to a morally perfect heart without blemish and defilement. He wants to be pure in life. He wants his heart to be sound in God’s statutes. He knows that once he sins and transgresses against God, he is also guilty before Him and deserves the shame of the proud. He desires only for his heart to be right with the Lord.
 
Dear reader, let not a proud heart dwell in you. Instead, cultivate a reverential heart for the Lord. Let the Lord do His justice and accomplish His righteous ways. They who pervert the Word will have to be judged. God will not hold them guiltless who cause others to doubt and even leave their faith. On the side of the saints, they must keep themselves uncontaminated from the poisons and corruptions of this world. Let us remain faithful unto our God.
 
THOUGHT: Am I dealing perversely with God’s Word and His people?
PRAYER: Father, let my heart be free from any ill will or hatred against the proud but commit them unto Thee for fair judgment.

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