"The Design of Evil" -2

"He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil." (Psalms 36:4) The whole reason for the use of the word "Design" in my title, is that of purposeful as apposed to chaos when it comes to the evil that allow into our lives; in other words, it doesn't just happen, we allow it to happen! Not only do we allow it to happen, but we plan for it by setting ourselves up for it; simply not taking every precaution to avoid it, in and of itself, is allowing it to happen. This is the meaning of Paul's rendering of the "Whole Armour of God" from Ephesians 6:10-19, as his point was more about doing all that we can to stand, more than it was about dressing ourselves in armour; besides that, as I have said before, we cannot stand at all unless we are seated in Christ, let alone walk in the Spirit; which addresses the part of this verse that speaks to "he setteth himself in a way that is not good", because if we are not seated in Christ, then we have no chance at all of being good, let alone are we going to abhor evil. As a matter of fact, isn't odd how walking in the flesh causes us to accept those things that are evil? I say odd, because if we are walking in the Spirit, there is no way we would accept some of these things into our lives; yet, a little walk in the flesh, and they become familiar and acceptable to be around, or even to store up in our homes. Idols are what they become, plain and simple, they are idols! This word "abhorreth" speaks about 'to reject', and with the "not" after it, it simply means 'to accept', as in "he accepts evil". If you are really interested in staying away from those things that are evil, then start by cleaning house, and destroying all you have that is evil; getting rid of the idols and tearing down the high places that you have placed into your life. This includes those crazy dreams and fantasies; as you make a stand to not allow them into your mind, you commit your mind to Christ, allowing Him to be Lord over all, including your thoughts. If we are to be seated in Christ, we must allow Him to be Lord of all that we are, all that we do, and all that we think; this is our Design of Goodness, opposed to our Design of Evil: we do not devise mischief upon our beds, we do not sit ourselves in a way that is not good, and we abhor evil; all the while, we remain dependent upon Jesus Christ, "The Design of God's Goodness"... "Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armour of God that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand." (Ephesians 6:10-13)