Part I: What do we do when faced with wickedness?

First, I think we follow Jesus’ lead.

And what did Jesus do in the face of wickedness? He loved His enemies, but He did not fail to confront evil. I don’t follow a wimpy God, folks. I serve a God who whose hand closed the door to Noah’s Ark. I serve a God who, when the Hebrews were pinned between the Egyptian army and the Red Sea, parted the waters and then wiped out their pursuers. I serve a God who brought down the walls of Jericho. I serve a God who guided the stone which was flung from the sling of a young boy. I serve a God who challenged the Teachers of the Law when they abused their position. I serve a God whose Son willingly chose to lay down His life on our behalf. But heaven still stands at the ready should He command them. The Bible proves this over and over again. When we think we are surrounded, it is in fact our enemies who are surrounded.

In 2 Kings 6:15-18 it reads…

When the servant of the man of God got up and went out early the next morning, an army with horses and chariots had surrounded the city. “Oh no, my lord! What shall we do?” the servant asked.

¹⁶ “Don’t be afraid,” the prophet answered. “Those who are with us are more than those who are with them.”

¹⁷ And Elisha prayed, “Open his eyes, Lord, so that he may see.” Then the Lord opened the servant’s eyes, and he looked and saw the hills full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.

¹⁸ As the enemy came down toward him, Elisha prayed to the Lord, “Strike this army with blindness.” So he struck them with blindness, as Elisha had asked.

In Matthew 23: 23-25 it reads…

²³ “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. ²⁴ You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel.

²⁵ “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.

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