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Jeremiah 6:19
Hear, O earth:
I am bringing disaster on this people,
the fruit of their schemes,
because they have not listened to my words
and have rejected my law.
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October 4 Fruit of
Our Schemes
While God has promised to reward the righteous
as we find in
Isaiah
3:10, the schemes of the wicked do not
escape the Lord's notice either.
It seems as if evil
prospers and nice guys finish last but that is
not the case. Any prospering that evil
people may appear to achieve is not because God
has ignored what is taking place, and it
certainly doesn't mean that prospering is an
indication that God has blessed the wickedness.
When punishment comes, and
it may not be until the Final Judgment, it is
not a punishment of retaliation. Instead
it is simply a person reaping what they have
sown.
The fruit of wicked
schemes is the disaster that comes from God.
Some people plant seeds of wickedness and
cultivate them throughout their life. They
should not be surprised when they discover that
seeds of wickedness grow into something that
they don't desire. They will be left with
a harvest of wrath and justice because it is the
fruit of their wicked labor. |
