"The Destitute Heart"

"The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth." (Psalms 34:16) On the flip side, we have those that refuse to get it right; taking the grace that they have been given, and refusing to walk in the power of new life. After have prayed over this verse this morning, I was led to think of all the really evil men that had lived, and you know what I discovered, they are not forgotten; just the contrary actually, they are spoken of quite frequently. So I came to the conclusion that this must be a reference to another kind of evil doer, possibly one that was meant to do right and choose to do evil. As far as that goes, I think the word which matters more than "evil" is the word "do", because the word evil is so generic, in that it means all sorts of things negative, from being sad at heart, all the way to really really bad. The word "do" on the other hand is a word that requires effort, as in to work at something, or labor to do anything. It also has a kind to hidden meaning, as is 'to keep' or 'maintain', having something that you know you should be rid of, yet hiding it away or keeping it for yourself, even though you know God does not approve of it being in your life. In that regard, we look back to verse 12, and we see again the question, "What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?", because this is relevant to those that are meant to do good but do "evil"; they are the ones who's life is looked back upon, and there is really nothing all that good there to look upon. Those that are remembered either have done something good, or have been really evil; but the ones who squander what they have been given, they are devoid of any goodness; even the good they might have done, is lacking any substance because there was no fruit. If you died today, what would they speak of at your funeral? Would they speak of all the goodness you did, and how much you lived out Jesus Christ in your life? or would they just speak about how much you will be missed? I miss my Bearded Dragon Jacob also, but he really did nothing good; he did like to watch Fox News though, so he wasn't all that bad either... "For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith. For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness; because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shown it unto them." (Romans 1:16-19)