Breaktime Bible Study: Evil's Outcome

Evil’s Outcome

11 But do not kill them, Lord our shield, or my people will forget. In your might uproot them and bring them down. Psalm 59:11

It sounds like David doesn’t want the enemy’s life to end quickly. He is asking God not just to take them but to let them live and make their life remember the evil they had done. Also, their lives can be used as an example to us of how not to do life.

When looking at the evil around us, their lives can be the witness of what not to do. Life has many witnesses, which often influence our lives. What if all the evil people were wiped out in one sweep, would life be better for us all?

Adam Clark was once asked by a lady, “Dr. Clarke, why doesn’t God just destroy all the wicked people and thereby put an end to sin? Clark Replied, “ My dear Lady, if God did a thing like that, there would not be enough righteous people left on the earth to keep the lions and tigers from eating up the human race.”

Allow the example of the evil around us to be used for God’s glory of what not to follow. Ask yourself when you are tempted by evil, for God to show you the outcome of your actions if you followed through. Be cautious of allowing the darkness around you to become your example. It is always good to ask God if wickedness is influencing you.

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How does evil influence you?

Breaktime Bible Study: Evil’s Outcome

1. Read Today’s Breaktime

2. Review Scripture

But do not kill them, Lord our shield, or my people will forget. In your might uproot them and bring them down. Psalm 59:11

3.Answer These Questions:

What is David asking God to do to the evil?

Why?

What would it look like if no evil is left?

How does evil influence you?