The Wicked Abased

Isn't it great when you can see the Lord coming through on His promises, right before your very eyes? In my last post, I noted several passages of Scripture in which we have His Word that the wicked (or the proud) will be brought down. Sometimes we struggle with frustration when we don't see it take place in our own timing. But as I tell my ladies in Sunday School, the Lord doesn't always work on our time-schedule. He often has His own timing, which, as proven to me over and over again, is always best. But in His time, He will bring the wicked and the proud down.

I've been absolutely disgusted by one such wicked man, who's been the focus of many news and talk shows recently. In a TV interview I saw just the other day, he was very arrogant, and obnoxiously proud of the fact that he hadn't paid any of the money his victims' families won in a civil suit against him several years ago. He says if he doesn't work, he doesn't have to pay. Therefore, he's not gonna work. He did, however, write a book, telling how he killed his victims, hoping to make millions. (Thankfully, he lost the rights to any royalties from this book.)

It's outright sickening to see how he's been out playing golf everyday, living it up, showing no remorse for his crime, nor for the injustice of his wrongful aquittal. How could this be? Is there no justice anymore?

Well, the court system might fail us, but I'm so glad that God never fails us!

If you're up-to-date on your headlines, you already know that O.J. Simpson was arrested in Las Vegas earlier this week... not for the murders of his ex wife and her friend, but for a slew of other charges, including breaking and entering and armed robbery, which could mean he would remain behind bars for many years.

Whatever the charge(s), I'm thankful to the good Lord that he's allowed this wicked man to be taken off the streets. Hallelujah, I believe we can all breathe easier tonight!

I am reminded of one of the verses I included in my last post...

Obadiah 1:3,4

The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground? Though thou exalt thyself as the eagle, and though thou set thy nest among the stars, thence will I bring thee down, saith the LORD.

Boy, does that ring a bell here!!! Thank you, Lord, for putting an end to this guy's "hay-day"!

It just goes to show, we can't live a prideful life. We must constantly examine our own hearts and pray for God to show us anything that should not be there. And then, when He does, we need to do something about it, lest we fall... or be brought down!

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