Years ago I wrote a series of articles on “current events” in light of the Word of God, but especially the Proverbs of the old Testament.

Today is February 12, merely as an example. And I readily found this verse in PROVERBS 12, the chapter in Proverbs that “matches” this day of the month.

“A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.” Proverbs 12:3

Wickedness, as in calling “truth” a “lie!”

Wickedness, as in murdering unborn babies, by the millions!

Wickedness, as in obliterating all the Bible’s (hence, all God’s) guidelines concerning gender!

Wickedness, in attempting to blot all vestiges of Christianity, real Bible Christianity, from the land!

“Elected,” if that really occurred back in November, does not mean the same thing as “established!” (In fact the Hebrew verb “kun,” here translated “established,” means exactly that, but in the sense of a person or thing being “firm, stable, fixed, set!”

Can you imagine such words in todays political environment?

Hear me please …

God will not prosper wickedness, not for long. Remember Hebrews 11:25? “The pleasures of sin FOR A SEASON.” Temporary!

On the other hand, Proverbs 12:3 does say: “But the root of the righteous shall not be moved.”

There is stability!

And Jesus Christ our Lord … RIGHTEOUSNESS PERSONIFIED (Jeremiah 23:6) … is “established,” is “unmovable.” Hebrews 13:8 … “Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.”

Amen!

With a newspaper (or is it really even than any more) by my side, but (more importantly) a Bible in my hand!

— Dr. Mike Bagwell

I love the very sound of that last clause … “THE ROOT OF THE RIGHTEOUS!”

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