THERE IS NO PEACE FOR THE WICKED

'There is No Peace,' says the Lord, 'for the Wicked.'

(Isaiah 48:22)

All his days the Wicked man Suffers Torment,

The Ruthless through all the years stored up for him.

He Despairs of escaping the Darkness;

He is marked for the Sword.

He wanders about—food for vultures;

He knows the day of Darkness is at hand.

Distress and Anguish fill him with Terror;

They overwhelm him, like a king poised to attack,

BECAUSE HE SHAKES HIS FIST AT GOD

AND VAUNTS HIMSELF AGAINST THE ALMIGHTY,

DEFINITELY CHARGING AGAINST HIM

WITH THICK , STRONG SHIELD.

(Job 15:20-26)

Listen to the Apostle Paul describe the condition of the Wicked:

We have already made the charge

THAT JEWS AND GENTILES ALIKE ARE ALL UNDER SIN.

As it is written:

'THERE IS NO ONE RIGHTEOUS, NOT EVEN ONE;

There is no one who understands,

NO ONE WHO SEEKS GOD.

ALL HAVE TURNED AWAY ,

THEY HAVE TOGETHER BECOME WORTHLESS;

THERE IS NO ONE WHO DOES GOOD, NOT EVEN ONE.

Their throats are open graves;

Their tongues practice deceit.

The poison of vipers is on their lips.

Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.

Their feet are swift to shed blood;

Ruin and misery mark their ways,

AND THE WAY OF PEACE THEY DO NOT KNOW.

THERE IS NO FEAR OF GOD BEFORE THEIR EYES.

(Romans 3:9-18)

Such is the state of being of the Wicked,

Which is everyone who does not belong to Christ Jesus;

Who has not been Born Again;

Who is not walking in the light of Christ Jesus;

ALL MANKIND, APART FROM CHRIST JESUS, ARE UNDER SIN.

They have been born with a Sin Nature,

The Propensity to Sin,

And they are therefore Wicked, before the Lord.

This is why mankind has only known War.

The entire history of mankind can be told by its Wars.

The only Peace that exists, exists in Christ Jesus Alone.

This is why Christ Jesus says to every person who will listen:

'Come to Me, all you who are Weary and Burdened,

And I will give you Rest.

Take My Yoke upon you and Learn from Me,

For I am Gentle and Humble in heart,

And you will find Rest for your souls.

For My Yoke is easy and My Burden is Light.'

(Matthew 11:28-30)

He who Dwells in the Shelter of the Most High

Will Rest in the Shadow of the Almighty.

I will say of the Lord,

'He is my Refuge and my Fortress,

My God in Whom I Trust.'

(Psalm 91:1, 2)