Today's Video Devotion

Thursday 12/7/23

Ill Gotten Gain

📺️ Psalm 94 🔊

¹O Lord God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, shew thyself.

 ²Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth: render a reward to the proud.

 ³LORD, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked triumph?

 ⁴How long shall they utter and speak hard things? and all the workers of iniquity boast themselves?

 ⁵They break in pieces thy people, O LORD, and afflict thine heritage.

 ⁶They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless.

 ⁷Yet they say, The LORD shall not see, neither shall the God of Jacob regard it.

 ⁸Understand, ye brutish among the people: and ye fools, when will ye be wise?

 ⁹He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? he that formed the eye, shall he not see?

 ¹⁰He that chastiseth the heathen, shall not he correct? he that teacheth man knowledge, shall not he know?

 ¹¹The LORD knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity.

 ¹²Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O LORD, and teachest him out of thy law;

 ¹³That thou mayest give him rest from the days of adversity, until the pit be digged for the wicked.

 ¹⁴For the LORD will not cast off his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance.

 ¹⁵But judgment shall return unto righteousness: and all the upright in heart shall follow it.

 ¹⁶Who will rise up for me against the evildoers? or who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity?

 ¹⁷Unless the LORD had been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence.

 ¹⁸When I said, My foot slippeth; thy mercy, O LORD, held me up.

 ¹⁹In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul.

 ²⁰Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law?

 ²¹They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.

 ²²But the LORD is my defence; and my God is the rock of my refuge.

 ²³And 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.

Written By: God through Inspiration

Penned By: David, Asaph, Solomon, Heman, Ethan, Moses, and the Sons of Korah

Date Penned: (1440-586 BC)

Overview: Poetry for the Expression of Praise and Worship to God (c 1-150)

Theme: The Fourth Book of Psalms (c 90-106)

Message: The Wicked will not Prevail (v 1-23)

Psalms 94 Commentary

(94:1) Chastening - At times, God must discipline us as part of our spiritual training. Parents do the same when they discipline a child. No child enjoys discipline, but it teaches them right from wrong. The Bible says that "no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby" (Hebrews 12:11). When you feel God's hand of correction or rebuke, accept it as proof of his love. Realize that God is urging you to follow his paths instead of stubbornly going your own way.

Each day we walk through the Bible chapter by chapter making an application of our text to help us grow in the Lord. Many applications can be made from each day's text. Today, we continue in the Book of Psalms with Chapter 94. In our text today, we see a theme of how God will keep his people from the severe punishment awaiting the wicked. Since God is holy and just, we can be certain that the wicked will not prevail. In making an application, we see that the wicked will not profit from their ill-gotten gain. It seems like the wicked prosper, but I can testify that their profit is just for a season, and the power and justice of a Holy God will judge the wicked. How about you? Are you tempted to follow the path of the wicked, seeing their short-lived prosperity? Let us learn from our Psalm and text today to be reminded that the wicked will not prosper from their ill-gotten gain as the Lord judges the wicked in His perfect timing.