Today's Verse: Psalm 34:16

Thursday, October 15, 2009

The face of the Lord is against those who do evil, to cut off the memory of them from the earth.
— Psalm 34:16
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Thoughts on Today's Verse...

God hates violence and demands that we not admire those who are violent or share in their violent lifestyles (Proverbs 3:31). God abhors those who do evil. God not only opposes them when they are alive, but he also mitigates their influence and poisons any memory of them after they are gone. God helps us see "those who do evil" for who and what they really are and what they have done. Far from being viewed as heroes, their legacy of hate and wickedness is spurned, shunned, disdained, and forgotten. God will "cut off the memory of them from the earth."

My Prayer...

In our own time, dear Father, help us see the wickedness done by "those who do evil" for who they are. O LORD, please render their threats impotent and ensure that any remembrance of them is a foul stench in the nostrils of those who come after them. Please, don't let them deceive and co-opt others into doing their evil will after they are gone. In Jesus' name, we pray. Amen.

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