“If you plan to do evil, you will
be lost; if you plan to do good, you will receive unfailing love and
faithfulness.” Proverbs
14:22 NLT
I’m
going to go out on a limb and say that this is referring to planning to do evil
habitually and not one single
time. One misdeed done as an error in
judgment or out of haste, while still wrong, doesn’t necessarily lead to
successive acts of evil. It can, but that doesn’t mean it has to. If you follow the path of evil and never turn
from it you will end up being lost for all eternity. If you do that which is good in the sight of
God, you will receive blessing upon blessing as a result. Notice I said “good in the sight of
God”. What we think is good and what God
thinks is good tend to be two very different things. “Don’t be impressed with your own wisdom. Instead, fear the
Lord and turn away from evil.”
Proverbs 3:7 (NLT)
It can be difficult to avoid evil when you
came from an evil past. Former associations
make living a godly life hard, but the Lord is always there, even within you,
to ward off the temptation to fall back into old habits. Even if you’ve not been involved in evil
doings thus far, there is always a first time, so stay close to God in your
daily walk. Just as Adam and Eve saw no
harm in partaking of the forbidden fruit based on the serpents convincing lies,
so we can fall just as far, just as fast and just as completely.
Planning
to do evil makes it a premeditated act. That
means you have pondered the thought and rationalized the rightness of it. Regardless of the convincing argument you’ve
had with yourself, sin is still sin in the sight of God and nothing on this
earth will ever make a sinful act not a sin.
God doesn’t wink at sin, nor does He excuse it. He forgives it if forgiveness is sought from
a sincere and sorrowful heart. God knows
the difference between lip service and sincerity. Don’t be fooled. Plan to do good, godly acts as you live for
the Lord and give Him all the glory for the results. Until next time, walk with the King and be a
blessing!
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