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Daily Devotionals
Day by Day Devotional - Year 3 of 5
Psalms 36:1-12
We may compare the end of v. 4 with the exhortation of Romans 12:9, "Abhor that which is evil". The man of the world is not only indifferent to sin (for to judge it would be to condemn himself), but he enjoys it and makes of it the favourite themes for his literature and drama. At the same time this insensitivity to evil leads him to boast and to "flatter himself in his own eyes", even in the face of the most flagrant wickedness (v. 2; Deuteronomy 29:19). Since we are obliged to live in such an atmosphere, our conscience as Christians runs the risk of being blunted. But we shall always regard sin with horror if we remember the cross and the terrible price that had to be paid there for its abolition. God’s goodness is in heaven, out of reach of the schemes of wicked men (vv. 5, 7). And it is at the same time spread out like protective wings to shelter the sons of men (see Psalms 17:8). Alas! like the inhabitants of Jerusalem in the time of our Lord, many do not want the refuge it affords (Matthew 23:37).
The source of divine life and light, brought together in v. 9, bring us back to Christ, the Word, of whom it is written, "In him was life, and the life was the light of men" (John 1:4).
