Worthwhile Weighing
“Oh, let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, But establish the just; For the righteous God tests the hearts and minds.” Psalms 7:9 NKJV When the heart is focussed on the consideration of the plight of the righteous with the wickedness of the wicked, it is normal to justify the prayer “ Let the wicked in his wickedness come to an end” . But by meditating on the prayer of the psalmist “ Let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end”, a righteous heart aligns with the passion of a righteous God in seeing the need to focus on the pursuit of peace with God through a worthwhile weighing. Many worthwhile transformations are possible whenever the righteous accommodates the righteous God’s proving and testing of hearts and minds: (1) the righteous heart can find more peace and purpose for living; (2) the wicked can be converted from the path of destruction; and (3) the wicked does sow the seed for the conversion of others, even if the soul of the wicked escapes the wor...