“Why do you boast in evil, O mighty man?
The goodness of God endures continually.” ~ Psalm 52:1, NKJV
David wrote Psalm 52 after a servant of King Saul, Doeg the Edomite, told the king that David had gone to the house of Ahimelech, the high priest. Not knowing of King Saul's vendetta against David, Ahimelech willingly provided David with food and a weapon. When Doeg reported this to Saul, Saul had Ahimelech, eighty-five priests of the Lord, and a city full of the priests' families were executed - by Doeg's hand. From Psalm 52, we know that Doeg boasted in his evil. He loved devouring words, lying over speaking righteousness, and evil over good. He worked deceitfully and his tongue devised destruction. (See Psalm 52:2-4) But Doeg was foolish. The goodness of God endures continually. Because He is God, because He is good, and because He is unchanging and eternal, any evil is doomed; God will not fail to judge and bring justice. David addresses Doeg in his psalm, writing that as Doeg worked destruction, "God shall likewise destroy you forever; He shall take you away, and pluck you out of your dwelling place, and uproot you from the land of the living." (vs. 5) There is no need for the believer to despair or be discouraged when evildoers lift themselves up and glory in their deeds. If they do not repent, their judgment is sure. But those who are clothed with the grace of God's salvation (because we deserve judgment just as surely as Doeg), there is peace. We trust in His mercy forever and ever. (vs. 8) We are blessed and will be made to prosper. For us, eternity holds not judgment, but life. What peace we have with God!
by Rebecca....
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