Scripture Post #2,026: *LOVING EVIL MORE THAN GOOD*

 

Psalms 52:3: 

“Thou lovest evil more than good; and lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah.”

Context: 

Psalms 52:

2 Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully. 

3 Thou lovest evil more than good; andlying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah. 

4 Thou lovest all devouring words, O thoudeceitful tongue. 

 

GOD’s People Hate Evil:

“Ye that love the LORD, hate evil…” ~Psalms 97:10. 

David speaks explicitly about the tongue that speaks lies, mischief and deception, here in Psalms 52. To love “all devouring words” and to love “evil more than good” is to be apart from GOD. GOD’s people don’t find pleasure in trickery and falsities. Honesty cannot mix with lies. Truth is truth. You’re not GOD’s child if you don’t look like Him. How do you resemble Satan, yet claim to be of GOD?

John 8:42: “Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me.”

Verse 43: “Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word.”

V. 44: “Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.”

V. 47: “He that is of God heareth God's words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.”

Originally Published: Sat. 3 • 31 • 18