As I read today I thought its an illustration of how an evil man lives life and all the bad things he does that seem to go unpunished, but ultimately its the weak that will prevail and live eternal happiness with God. It probably is a story to illustrate that and as I read it the first time through I am picturing the evil person is someone other than me. Then I read:
In his pride the wicked man does not seek him;
in all his thoughts there is no room for God.
So while I don't think I have lots of the traits of the evil man portrayed in this story, I think this is one I do. I desire a deeper connection and I'm trying to do it with prayer this is a reminder for me that when I don't seek him, not only am I missing something I'm on a slippery slope of acting like the wicked man. I pray that I continue to seek him and grow in my ability to hear him.
knut
i agree with your assessment. I feel the same way, more often than not. When I read thru this one it made me think that David is thinking of someone specific...doesn't it seem that way? David is angry that God isn't punishing someone that is doing evil things, and its a little passive aggressive.
ReplyDeleteI can't believe how many references to the word "evil-doers" there are in the bible. Everytime i read it, I think of George Bush.......probably not the best thing to pop into my mind.
funny evil doer. I popped out hear to see your post and see how wacky my font is. not sure why I'm having problems, it looks different on my screen before posting it
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