Daily Devotion of Psalm 94

Daily Nugget:
This Psalm and many others question the same thing. How long are the wicked going to get away with their sin? We see and hear so many in blatant disregard to God’s moral laws and His desired behaviors, and we wonder how it is that some get away with the terrible things they are committing.
“LORD, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked triumph?” Psalm 94:3

The answer is, they will not get away with sin. The payday for iniquity will come someday; it may be today; it may be ten years from now. They may appear unscathed from their wrong-doing in this life, but you have God’s promise that in the next, they will stand before a judge that will issue a verdict they will fear and of which they will be regret.

As I told many Sunday school classes, no one gets away with sinning against God. True to that biblical promise, I have seen sinner after sinner pay the price for their wrong-doing that they never thought they would pay. Quite often, the wage for their offense against God came after the transgression and brought grief and regret that lasted much of their life.

When raising my daughter, I remember her observation of one in our church that regularly committed sins. One day she commented, “See, so-and-so is doing this and that, but nothing is happening to them.”

My reply was, “Be patient. They won’t get away with it.” Sure enough, a time did come, several years later that they received the wage for the transgression they had sown, and it was devastating.

God is the judge and nothing escapes His scrutiny. Vengeance is His, and He will receive it (Psalm 94:1-2). All wrong-doing will be dealt with (Psalm 94:4-6).

A sinner may think their iniquity escaped the eye of the Lord, but it did not (Psalm 94:7-10). He even knows our thoughts (Psalm 94:11), so there is no escaping sin’s consequences. With this in mind, it is prudent and wise to flee sin and get as far away from it as possible.
“And he shall bring upon them their own iniquity, and shall cut them off in their own wickedness; yea, the LORD our God shall cut them off.” Psalm 94:23
"Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap." Galatians 6:7 

Today’s Thought:
“It is much easier to repent of sins that we have committed than to repent of those we intend to commit.” — Billings

Words to Understand:
Adversity: troubles; trials
Brutish: animalistic behavior; not normal or sensible behavior
Chastiseth: discipline; correction from misbehavior
Vengeance: getting even; payback for wrong-doing

Today’s Reading:
Psalm 94
1 O LORD God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, shew thyself.
2 Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth: render a reward to the proud.
3 LORD, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked triumph?
4 How long shall they utter and speak hard things? and all the workers of iniquity boast themselves?
5 They break in pieces thy people, O LORD, and afflict thine heritage.
6 They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless.
7 Yet they say, The LORD shall not see, neither shall the God of Jacob regard it.
8 Understand, ye brutish among the people: and ye fools, when will ye be wise?
9 He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? he that formed the eye, shall he not see?
10 He that chastiseth the heathen, shall not he correct? he that teacheth man knowledge, shall not he know?
11 The LORD knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity.
12 ¶ Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O LORD, and teachest him out of thy law;
13 That thou mayest give him rest from the days of adversity, until the pit be digged for the wicked.
14 For the LORD will not cast off his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance.
15 But judgment shall return unto righteousness: and all the upright in heart shall follow it.
16 Who will rise up for me against the evildoers? or who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity?
17 Unless the LORD had been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence.
18 When I said, My foot slippeth; thy mercy, O LORD, held me up.
19 In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul.
20 Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law?
21 They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.
22 But the LORD is my defence; and my God is the rock of my refuge.
23 And he shall bring upon them their own iniquity, and shall cut them off in their own wickedness; yea, the LORD our God shall cut them off.