Righteous or Wicked?

 

Assuming you read the verses above, what did you see? Two primary camps of people, right? The wicked. The righteous. Most everyone will read verses such as these and self-qualify. Of course, most would apply the righteous and upright identity to themselves. Others may even go as far as moving past that even further and also imagine who qualifies to be labeled the unrighteous and wicked ones.

Today, I want to humbly submit a challenge. We’ve done it here many times. What if you’re the wicked one? What if you’re the one found unrighteous? Is it even possible or are the “bad people who deserve God’s wrath and judgment” always the other guys that your television tells you to hate?

Judgment is coming to us all, friend. And we’re all due it. To be clear as I know how, my hope is not in my works. It’s not in my performance on my “best day” of living holy and set apart for my Father. My hope is in the finished work of Messiah who intercedes for me now as my Great High Priest. This, paired with the immeasurable mercy and patience of the Most High is my only hope. And it is yours as well.

This is what drives me to leave behind what my Father hates – what is wickedness in His sight, not yours… and most assuredly not what mainstream Christian culture says. So what about you? Do you have any wicked ways that you could forsake and leave behind? May we be like David and ask to be searched. Let’s look in the mirror today instead of our phones and televisions. It’s time to sweep up the corners of our own homes. Selah.