Thursday, August 7, 2014

Proverbs - Uphold the Law - Contend with the Wicked


Proverbs 28:4

They that forsake the law praise the wicked:
 but such as keep the law contend with them.


As followers of the Lord, we should love the law.  The law keeps order and represents authority.  As we submit ourselves to the law we actually contend with the wicked. Have you ever felt that this world’s wickedness was almost suffocating and you were helpless in such a battle?  Here we see one way we can actually contend with the wicked.  We can keep the law and submit ourselves to it.  We may think that showing the waitress they left an item off our bill is quite insignificant but, in fact, we are battling the wicked by upholding truth.  We may think that slowing down in a school zone is just protecting us from a ticket but, in fact, we are contending with the wicked.  Righteousness shines and our deeds ought to shine in such a way that men end up giving glory to our Father in heaven.  Contend with the wicked!

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