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Daily Devotionals
Day by Day Devotional - Year 5 of 5
Psalms 94:1-23
In contrast to the Israelite in the last days, the Christian is to beware of seeking revenge (Romans 12:17 . . .). He does not suffer any less from the evil and injustice which reign in this world where pride (v. 2), wickedness (v. 3), arrogance and boasting (v. 4), oppression and violence (vv. 5, 6) are given free rein. The believer cannot go through the world and remain unaffected by what he sees in it every day. The more aware he is of the holiness of God, the more awful is the evil to him (Psalms 97:10). That is why Christ, the perfect Man, suffered more from evil than anybody else. Look at Him in Mark 3:5 "grieved for the hardness of their hearts" . . . He Himself was made the object of the ultimate injustice (v. 21).
Being aware of this evil which surrounds us often arouses within us a great many distressing thoughts: Does God not see these things? Why does He not intervene? . . . In reply, the Lord generally gives us comforts rather than answers (v. 19). By opening our eyes to the evil in the world He helps us to separate ourselves from it. But this is to bring us closer to Himself and so that our hope in Him can be strengthened. May the comforts from above always be the delight of our souls!
