What To Read After You Have Watched The Nightly News

Ps 37:12-15
The wicked plots against the righteous
And gnashes at him with his teeth.
13 The Lord laughs at him,
For He sees his day is coming.
14 The wicked have drawn the sword and bent their bow
To cast down the afflicted and the needy,
To slay those who are upright in conduct.
15 Their sword will enter their own heart,
And their bows will be broken.       NASU
 

• The Wicked Will Not Succeed 

I will be honest with you I stopped watching the nightly news some time ago. When asked, "Why?"  I said, "Because I don't have enough time to fact check everything they report."
 
If you still watch nightly news and are depressed by all the evil that is reported each night then I have good news for you. The good news comes from Psalm 37 where we are informed the Lord laughs at the wicked. He is going to frustrate their plans. "Their sword will enter their own heart," the Psalmist says. 

• The Wicked Make Their Plans 

Yes, the wicked plot evil against the righteous and many times it looks bad for the good guys, but be of good cheer, don't give up, don't lose your hope because the God of the Universe is watching and He is laughing at them according to verse 13.
 
He knows what He is going to do. He sees the day is coming when He will interfere with their plans. Then "righteousness" will conquer "evil". 

• God Has The Superior Plan 

There is a day coming when God will say that is it. It is finished, as His patience and allowing mankind enough time to repent and return to Him will be complete. He will send Jesus and His angels to return to earth and gather all to attend the Judgment Day of this universe. The scripture text below gives us a glimpse of what is going to happen on that Day.
 
Matt. 25:31-34, 41 - But when the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then He will sit on His glorious throne.  32 "All the nations will be gathered before Him; and He will separate them from one another, as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats; and He will put the sheep on His right, and the goats on the left.
 
34 "Then the King will say to those on His right, 'Come, you who are blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. 
41 "Then He will also say to those on His left, ' Depart from Me, accursed ones, into the eternal fire which has been prepared for the devil and his angels; … "   NASU 

• There Is A Judgment Immediately After Death 

I have included a passage of scripture from Luke that describes for us what it was like if you died being a believer in God or not a believer. I want you to know the Luke passage is NOT a parable. (Even if it were a parable they teach a truth.) Parables never use proper names as this one does. Abraham and Moses are all real people. We would assume Lazarus was likewise a real person.
 
You will notice immediately upon death the "rich man" as he is called is in torment, while Lazarus is not. He also wants someone to go back and warn his five brothers not to come to this place (Hades).
 
Luke 16:23-25, 27-30 - "In Hades he lifted up his eyes, being in torment, and saw Abraham far away and Lazarus in his bosom. "And he cried out and said, 'Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus so that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool off my tongue, for I am in agony in this flame.' 
 
…"And he said, 'Then I beg you, father, that you send him to my father's house —  for I have five brothers — in order that he may warn them, so that they will not also come to this place of torment.'  29 "But Abraham said, 'They have Moses and the Prophets; let them hear them.'   NASU          
 
If the evil you see depresses you then take your eyes off of what is going on around you and look to what is going to happen. First, the righteous will be with our Lord where there will be no evil. Secondly, the evil person will be judged, found guilty and punished. They will not be able to buy this Judge like can happen here on earth. They (the rich and poor) will pay for their sins.
 
Think About This:
 
Justice will WIN in the end. 

Stay Pumped,

Gary A. Serago

Minister of God's Word