THE GREAT DIVISION
Bill Fitzhenry's Thoughts For Today…
Understanding important truths
from the Bible….
Psalm 1:4-6 NASB
The wicked are not so,
But they are like chaff which the wind drives away.
5 Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment,
Nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.
6 For the Lord knows the way of the righteous,
But the way of the wicked will perish.
But they are like chaff which the wind drives away.
5 Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment,
Nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.
6 For the Lord knows the way of the righteous,
But the way of the wicked will perish.
The
words which declares the certainty of the division among the human race are
negative, plain, and certain, “The
ungodly are not so”. They have no
blessing, they do not delight in God’s law, and they do not have the benefit of
Divine planting. They are “ungodly”. Nothing that characterizes the “Godly” is so about them. Please note Psalm 5:5; 7: 11; 9:17; 10:4;
11:5.
The
wickedness of those who are identified as ungodly is consistent throughout the
Psalms. This is the continuing
description of the unconverted throughout the Scriptures. And as their description remains the same so
does God’s rejection of them.
The
description in Psalm One paints with a broad stroke that which prevails among
all who are separated from God.
Like the chaff
- They are without stability and they will
always fail in judgment.
- Judgment is determined for
them. They are now and in the
future under God’s condemnation. As
the saint has guarantees which are the grounds of assurance, the “ungodly” has equal assurance. His judgment is certain and his failure
in it is secure.
- There is no place for him in the
church. If by ignorance, deceit, or
failure of discernment he does find an entrance, he is certain to
fail. As he cannot stand in
judgment he will fail in the true church.
- He and his works will
perish. He cannot leave a testimony
by his life or an inheritance in grace for his children. He will not stand but there is an
additional guarantee. His works
will rot.
- Why is this so for some and not
all? “The Lord knows”. He
knows them eternally with affection.
He knows them presently with saving sustaining grace. And He shall know them everlastingly in
Glory.
His
knowledge is of His eternal counsels and the outworking of His purpose of love
and mercy to those He has chosen.
Please
look at and meditate on II Thess. 2:13-14.
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