Friday, November 15, 2013

"The Wickedness of Man"

"The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, that there is no fear of God before his eyes. For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful. The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, and to do good. He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he sitteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil." (Psalms 36:1-4) Given the magnitude of man's wickedness, I thought I would change things up a little and demonstrate the simulcast of these two different realities, that being our wickedness and God's goodness. I know that there are some that think they are good, you hear their flattery of themselves all the time; and yet from the same mouth, they spew hate towards anyone that they think is not worthy to share the same space with them on this earth. On the other side, you have those that see themselves as lacking in God's eye, yet they demonstrate works of righteousness to gain His approval and to try to counter the goodness they lack by performing acts of goodness. Either way you look at it, man's wickedness is real, and it cannot be taken out; if it could, don't you think that God would have removed it? But God, who is rich in grace and mercy, has provide His Son to give a covering for our sins; by the precious blood of Jesus our sins and the wickedness that is within us are covered, and the Father sees only the blood of His Son when He looks upon us; even the stain of sin has been washed out by the blood of Jesus, and we that are washed in His blood are made as white as snow. That my friend is the simulcast that I am referring to; where two totally different realities are being broadcast at the exact same time: one is showing the wickedness of man, making his hopelessness undeniable; while at the same time, showing the goodness of God in providing the hope for mankind. Interesting enough, in order for a man to receive this hope, and retain this hope that is given, a man must also see the simulcast that is being presented; in other words, we must see our hopelessness in order to receive hope; and, because the wickedness still remains, it is the blood of Jesus that continues to cover us, making us subject to His blood, and only to His blood for our own righteousness, because without His blood we are hopeless... "O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you? This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith? Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?" (Galatians 3:1-3)

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