The Lord does See. Psalm 10, Day 24, Jan 24th | Dreaming Beneath the Spires
Kumah Adoni, Arise, Oh Lord.
Do you know anyone like “the wicked man” described here? I am afraid I do.
The wicked man you know may well be “a Christian.” Even “a Christian leader.”
Are you like the wicked man described here in any way? Read it and see and examine yourself.
If so, repent.
God is patient. The aim of his patience is to bring us to repentance.
He waits until his cup of wrath is full. Then he pours it on the wicked.
The Psalm may be centuries old, but it describes the schemes of the manipulative, as they seek to get their way.
Psalm 10
1 Why, LORD, do you stand far off?
Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?
2 In his arrogance
the wicked man hunts down the weak,
who are caught in the schemes he devises.
3 He boasts about the cravings of his heart;
he blesses the greedy
and reviles the LORD.
4 In his pride the wicked man does not seek him;
i
n all his thoughts there is no room for God.
5 His ways are always prosperous;
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