Psalm 50:16-23 “But to the wicked God says, ‘What right do you have to declare my statutes, that you have taken my covenant on your lips, since you hate instruction, and throw my words behind you? When you saw a thief, you consented with him, and have participated with adulterers. You give your mouth to evil. Your tongue frames deceit. You sit and speak against your brother. You slander your own mother’s son. You have done these things, and I kept silent. You thought that I was just like you. I will rebuke you, and accuse you in front of your eyes. Now consider this, you who forget God, lest I tear you into pieces, and there be no one to deliver. Whoever offers the sacrifice of thanksgiving glorifies me, and prepares his way so that I will show God’s salvation to him.’ ”

This is a huge warning to us. It’s not as simple as the wicked don’t know God and the righteous do. Sometimes even the righteous can act wicked. Here we see that people in the covenant community who knew Him, didn’t follow Him. They ignored His Word. They stole, committed adultery, lied, slandered, and gossiped. God reminds them (and us!) that He is not like that. He is holy and pure, and expects His people to be the same. If we know Him, we have a responsibility to be like Him.

For additional worship: All People That on Earth Do Dwell (Emu Music)