Psalm 94 and many other Scriptures ask the same question. How long are the wicked going to get away with their sin? We see and hear so many in blatant disregard for God’s moral laws and His desired behaviors, and we wonder how is it that some seemingly get away with the terrible things they are doing.
“LORD, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked triumph?” Psalm 94:3
The answer is that they will not get away with sin. The payday for iniquity will come someday. It may be today; it may be ten years from now. They may appear unscathed from their wrongdoing in this life, but there is God’s promise that in the next, they will stand before a judge who will issue a verdict they will fear and of which they will regret.
As I have told many Sunday school classes, no one gets away with sin. True to that biblical promise, I have seen sinner after sinner pay the price for their wrong-doing that they never thought they would pay. The wage for their offense against God came after the transgression and brought grief and regret that lasted much of their life.
When raising my daughter, I remember her observation of one in our church that regularly committed sins. One day she commented, “See, so-and-so is doing this and that, but nothing is happening to them.”
My reply was, “Be patient. They won’t get away with it.” Sure enough, a time did come, several years later, that they received the wage for the transgression they had sown, and it was devastating.
God is the judge, and nothing escapes His scrutiny. Vengeance is His, and He will receive it (Psalm 94:1-2). All wrong-doing will be dealt with (Psalm 94:4-6).
A sinner may think their iniquity escaped the eye of the Lord, but it did not (Psalm 94:7-10). He even knows our thoughts (Psalm 94:11), so there is no escaping sin’s consequences. With this in mind, it is prudent and wise to flee sin and get as far away from it as possible.
“And he shall bring upon them their own iniquity, and shall cut them off in their own wickedness; yea, the LORD our God shall cut them off.” Psalm 94:23
“Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.” Galatians 6:7
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“… there are only two places for your sins: either they are on Christ, or they are on you. If they are on Christ, the judgment is passed; if they are not, you have only judgment to look forward to in the future.” — J. Vernon McGee
