THE STORY OF JESUS: Psalm 125
“The scepter of the wicked will not remain over the land…” (Psalm 125:3)
As a follower of Jesus, I believe that all creation belongs to God.
God created all things and made humans responsible to rule it for God.
But humans rebelled by listening to the Deceiver, and things went bad.
The land allotted for the righteous was subjected to evil.
The OT Jews focused on the promised land of Canaan.
But the land was a symbol of God’s purpose for all creation.
One day all creation would be liberated as well (Romans 8:20-21).
For that to happen, a human needed to crush the serpent (Genesis 3:15).
Jesus is the promised serpent-crusher, and curse-ender.
In Him we are restored as God’s children, and the scepter is restored.
As followers of Jesus, we are engaged in the battle of good over evil.
We are working with Jesus to overcome evil with good (Romans 12:21).
Even though evil remains for the moment, it’s days are numbered.
Do you go into each day living for God and for good with this confidence?
What do you sense the Lord saying to you?
PRAYER
Lord, grant me the confidence in You that I may do good with You, like You, for You, knowing that one day evil will be defeated!