Copyright 2015 J. Neely
Psalm 37:12
12 The wicked [rasha`] plotteth
[zamam] against the just [tsaddiyq], and gnasheth [charaq] upon
him with his teeth [shen]. KJV-Interlinear
12 The wicked plots against the righteous and
gnashes his teeth at him. ESV
You can follow
Gods plan and inherit and be blessed, or you can reject Gods plan and gain
nothing. Too many people refuse to learn
Gods process, and want to do things their own way, and do not want to even
learn Gods plan or process. Thus they
fail.
And that is the
whole principle behind mans works. Man
doing things his own way, even when that way is totally wrong.
So, what is the
plotting? It is any and all forms of rejection
of Gods way, in favor of ones own way of doing things.
There are five
easy steps to the successful spiritual life.
The first should be
obvious, you have to be saved, and you are saved when you believe in Christ.
The second step is
to confess your sins on a regular basis.
All confession is done to God the Father. It is a prayer of sorts. Father I did this and that.
Most people do not
confess so their spiritual life does not function.
The third step is
to engage in a daily study, through instruction. You have to learn Bible
doctrine, which is the building block of the spiritual life.
The fourth step is
to use what you learn in your daily life, or the production of your spiritual
life.
And the fifth step
is the continuation of this process resulting in spiritual growth toward
spiritual maturity. That is where your wisdom
and faith excel.
But for most
people, this process is ignored, and exchanged for their own effort, which is
their plotting.
To do things your
way is to reject Gods way. To reject
Gods way is to plot and attempt to gain by your own effort, that, which God
provides through His process.
So, you see, wickedness
is not limited to crime or social disorder. Wickedness is any and all function outside of
Gods spiritual process.
God provides
blessings to those who comply with His plan and process, which is truth.
To do otherwise,
is to attempt to steal or to take that which does not belong to you, or which
is not given to you.
