Grey Wickedness

October 14

(Psalm 119:53-56 NIV) “Indignation grips me because of the wicked, who have forsaken your law. {54} Your decrees are the theme of my song wherever I lodge. {55} In the night I remember your name, O Lord, and I will keep your law. {56} This has been my practice: I obey your precepts.”

(Proverbs 28:4 NIV)  "Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law resist them."

(Matthew 13:47-50 NIV) “Once again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was let down into the lake and caught all kinds of fish. {48} When it was full, the fishermen pulled it up on the shore. Then they sat down and collected the good fish in baskets, but threw the bad away. {49} This is how it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous {50} and throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”

In days gone by, being gripped with indignation at the actions of the wicked was a positive trait. Today, it would more likely be viewed as a self-righteous display of hypocrisy. We have lost our sense of good and evil. All the lines have become fuzzy and blurred. We now have this vast no man’s land between goodness and wickedness, where no one seems able to distinguish between darkness and light. There is no black and white -- everything has become grey. The wicked are praised; the righteous are mocked. Our world has turned upside down. But God is not confused. His lines are never blurry. He still rewards those who obey His word and who resist evil. Don’t give up! A day is coming when the Lord will separate the wicked from the righteous… forever. There will be no confusion. There are no grey areas in the holy light of God. -- Friar Tuck’s Word of the Day