Reading this morning’s headlines, I came across an article that succinctly revealed those who are more interested in loving Mother Earth than loving a heavenly Father potentially using the current crisis in the Middle East to their own means.
With unrest increasing from Libya to Egypt to the Suez Canal, and possibly spreading to Saudi Arabia as well as Iraq and Iran, the price of oil has been increasing rapidly. Unfortunately for us, that means increasing prices at the pump. Fortunately for the current administration, this is nothing short of a dream come true!
Here is a link to the article:
http://www.investors.com/NewsAndAnalysis/Article.aspx?id=564290&p=2
Pay close attention to each line. It lays bare the potential of this administration’s goal to actually be using those in the Middle East as ‘useful idiots’ in fulfilling their desire to drastically increase the cost of energy while, at the same time, denying this country the freedom to tap into our own energy sources.
This actually goes hand in hand with today’s devotional reading, titled “the wicked man”. It is interesting to note how the writer expounds upon that word ‘wicked’:
The Wicked Man
“The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts.” (Psalm 10:4)
It is significant that the word “wicked” does not necessarily mean morally depraved or violently dangerous. It is essentially synonymous with “ungodly” and the Hebrew word (rasha) used here is often so translated. This tenth psalm provides a graphic summary of their real character. They are:
(1) Proud. “The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God” (v. 4).
(2) Fawning. “For the wicked . . . blesseth the covetous, whom the Lord abhorreth” (v. 3).
(3) Atheistic, at least in behavior. “He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: . . . he will never see it” (v. 11).
(4) Stubborn. “He hath said in his heart, I shall not be moved: for I shall never be in adversity” (v. 6).
(5) Profane. “His mouth is full of cursing . . . : under his tongue is mischief and vanity” (v. 7).
(6) Hurtful. “In the secret places doth he murder the innocent” (v. 8). This surely applies to character assassination, when not to actual killing.
(7) Deceptive. “His mouth is full of . . . deceit and fraud: . . . He lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den” (vv. 7, 9).
It is significant that the apostle Paul cited verse 7 (“full of cursing”) as descriptive of most of the ancient pagans in his day, and it can sadly be applied to many modern pagans as well.
But David said: “I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree. Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not” (Psalm 37:35-36). “For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish” (Psalm 1:6).
-Henry M. Morris
No related posts.
