Be Careful What You Ask For!
Psalm 58:3
"Even from birth the wicked go astray;
from the womb they are wayward, spreading lies."
G.K. Chesterson said that the doctrine of original sin is the only philosophy that has been empirically validated by thirty-five hundred years of human history.”
In this psalm, David is asking for the judgment of those who are spreading lies against him, and unjustly accusing him. These are the rulers and judges of the people, yet they are unjust. David is asking for judgment of these as he says,
"May they be like a slug that melts away as it moves along, ike a stillborn child that never sees the sun.
Obviously David has a lot of disdain for them, not only for their unjust ways, but also because they are coming after him. But in describing them, he points to the fact that from birth they are wayward. He is talking about the sinful nature that all of us are born into. David himself says, "In sin did my mother conceive me." Psalm 51:5 This is the same sinful nature that caused David to commit adultery with Bathsheba, and then send Uriah her husband into battle to be killed.
The fact is according to Romans 3:22, "We all sin and fall short of the glory of God." And while we want to see the judgment on the wicked, we should be careful what we ask for. Although our sin may not be as grievous as some, it is still sin in the eyes of a holy God. And like other sinners, we too deserve judgment.
So before we get too comfortable judging the sin and wickedness of someone else, it behooves us to look in the mirror. Thank God for the righteousness that God has given us through Christ. It is through Jesus' righteousness that we are saved and forgiven of our sin. So while we can pray for judgment on the wicked, let us not get too prideful because we all deserve judgment. Thank God for God's mercy, which is getting what we don't deserve because of Jesus' death on the cross!
"Even from birth the wicked go astray;
from the womb they are wayward, spreading lies."
G.K. Chesterson said that the doctrine of original sin is the only philosophy that has been empirically validated by thirty-five hundred years of human history.”
In this psalm, David is asking for the judgment of those who are spreading lies against him, and unjustly accusing him. These are the rulers and judges of the people, yet they are unjust. David is asking for judgment of these as he says,
"May they be like a slug that melts away as it moves along, ike a stillborn child that never sees the sun.
Obviously David has a lot of disdain for them, not only for their unjust ways, but also because they are coming after him. But in describing them, he points to the fact that from birth they are wayward. He is talking about the sinful nature that all of us are born into. David himself says, "In sin did my mother conceive me." Psalm 51:5 This is the same sinful nature that caused David to commit adultery with Bathsheba, and then send Uriah her husband into battle to be killed.
The fact is according to Romans 3:22, "We all sin and fall short of the glory of God." And while we want to see the judgment on the wicked, we should be careful what we ask for. Although our sin may not be as grievous as some, it is still sin in the eyes of a holy God. And like other sinners, we too deserve judgment.
So before we get too comfortable judging the sin and wickedness of someone else, it behooves us to look in the mirror. Thank God for the righteousness that God has given us through Christ. It is through Jesus' righteousness that we are saved and forgiven of our sin. So while we can pray for judgment on the wicked, let us not get too prideful because we all deserve judgment. Thank God for God's mercy, which is getting what we don't deserve because of Jesus' death on the cross!
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