Scripture: Proverbs 28:1
The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.
Thought for the Day: Why would anyone flee when there is no one pursuing them? This was my initial question in reading the first half of this passage, and then it hit me. There is no person or army approaching ‘the wicked’, but there is something else that is chasing them. It is, what Geoffrey Chaucer described as the power of guilt. He wrote, “The guilty think all talk is of themselves.” The persecuting power of a guilty conscience is unrelenting in its pursuit because it is inescapably attached to the one who is running. The only way to change the situation is to stop running, face our past, confess, seek healing, and begin the process of loosening the tight grip guilt can hold on us. Any other option will have us in excellent shape for the guilt-ridden marathon, but that is a race no one wants to finish.
Prayer: Encourage me, O Gracious God, to trust your mercy, stop my race to nowhere, and to find your healing. This I pray in the name of the one who will be my strength every step of the way, Jesus. Amen.
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