Psalm 52
Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man? The
steadfast love of God endures all the day.
2
Your tongue plots destruction, like a sharp
razor, you worker of deceit.
3
You love evil more than good, and
lying more than speaking what is right. Selah
4
You love all words that devour, O deceitful
tongue.
Why do people get so excited over their sin? They
brag about the party they attended, the way they lied about this, snuck out
there, used a girl, led on a guy, outsmarted their parents, hid something from
a spouse, tried this drug, drank that drink, ripped off someone else, or
verbally tore someone apart. If they aren’t bragging about what they already
did, they are plotting what they will do. How can I do what I want and still
get away with it? How can I esteem myself more highly than others? How can I
fulfill the desires of my flesh?
Scripture cuts straight to the truth. You love
evil more than good (vs. 3). We say we love God but when it comes down to it,
we pursue our own sinful desires more than we pursue Him. We love lying more
than truth; we plot our destruction, work deceit, and speak words that devour
the souls of others and ourselves.
Despite our selfish evil, verse one says, “The
steadfast love of God endures all the day.” What if we boasted about that? Or
plotted how to share God’s love more freely? Esteemed others more highly than
ourselves and built them up with our words rather than crushing them with our
speech? Let us die to ourselves, rule over our flesh, and seek the approval of
our Savior rather than men.
Galatians
2:20- I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but
Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in
the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
Galatians 1:10- For am I
now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying to please man? If I
were still trying to please man, I would not be a servant of Christ.
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