“Ferreting: Our daily task”
Psalm 101: 8
“My daily task will be to ferret out the wicked and free the city of the Lord from their grip”
David knew about battles; throughout his life he found himself in battle after battle for the sake of the Lord. He lived out this psalm all throughout his life. It’s a consuming thought to think today that the city of God is the world and the world is gripped by the hand of sin/evil. Its even more intense to think that as a follower of Jesus my daily task is to ferret out the wicket and free the city of God from the grip of sin/evil.
How do I ferret out the wicked? I have to expose the darkness to light. The temptation is to fight wickedness with wickedness. The temptation is to fight prejudice with more prejudice; gossip with more gossip; fear with more fear….and before I know it I find myself gripped by sin/evil instead of living in a way that ferret’s out the wicked. If I get real honest this morning about my ferreting power these days I would have to say that its real easy for me to get caught up in the daily grind where my task is merely maintaining the land I already have instead of pushing on the front lines ferreting the wickedness from its grip upon God’s people.
chadpullins@connect2crossroads.com www.wedesiremore.com
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