MONDAY - 18TH MARCH, 2024
MORNING WINGS DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE - Olusola ADEJUMO
THE UNGODLY SHALL NOT STAND IN THE JUDGEMENT - Does Good Pays Series 005?
Read Gen.19:1-17
Psalm 1:5, KJV
"Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgement, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous."
God does put a distinction between what happens to the righteous and the unrighteous likewise. From Genesis to Revelation, we have many instances that attest to God separating the righteous from the unrighteous in reward.
The Bible says, "the ungodly shall not stand in the judgement..." That is, when judgement comes, the ungodly shall not endure. They shall pass away. It means in judgement, they shall be searched and no longer found. However, what'll happen to the righteous. The Bible answers that in Psalm 1:6 when it says, "for the Lord knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the ungodly shall perish."
If the Lord knows the way of the righteous - what he has been doing and how he has been living his life righteously, don't you think the Lord also knows the way of the wicked and his wickedness? He does obviously. That's why God assures that the way of the ungodly shall perish. It means while the righteous is saved alive in judgement or evil that shall come uponthe earth, God shall make provision for the righteous to survive or be saved. However, one thing is for sure, the way of the ungodly shall perish. The Lord knows the way of both the righteous and the ungodly. He won't mistaken one for the other.
In today's Bible reading, without a contest, we see how God is jealous for His own. While the sensitivity and generous action of Lot opens him to having divine intervention yet we can't deny that as a severing between the righteous and the wicked.
"12 And the men said to Lot, has thou any besides? son in law, and thy sons, and thy daughters, and whatsoever thou hast in the city, bring them out of this place: 13 For we will destroy this place because the cry of them is waxen great before the face of the Lord; and the Lord has sent us to destroy it.' (Gen.19:12-13).
Lot didn't perish with people of Sodom and Gomorrah. He rather was brought out. God severed and separated him from the reward of the wicked. Don't forget why God judged Sodom and Gomorrah is because of their Sodomy act. As a matter of fact, they were attempting to do it against those heavenly inspectors sent by God to assure if they were truly known for such an act (Gen.19:5, 18:21). God does reward the wicked and He does reward the righteous. This narrative is a proof once more and assurance to all Christians that the same event doesn't happen to us all. God is obligated to the Christian, to those who are serving Him, to those who are righteous alike to protect them from evil. When the wicked are caught up in their wickedness, God always sever the righteous from them. Herein you can trust that you'll not be suddenly caught in the evil net. It is whatever a man sows he shall reap. That stands for sure and you can trust it.
PRAYER: Lord, give to the wicked their reward. Let them melt away like wax melts before the fire and the righteous satisfy with thy goodness.
BIBLE IN A YEAR: Leviticus 1:1-3:17, Mark 1:29-2:12, Psalm 35:17-28, Proverbs 9:13-18
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