A Worthless Witness

Proverbs 19:28

“A worthless witness mocks at justice, and the mouth of the wicked devours iniquity.”

How often does one observe a worthless witness mocking justice in 2018, have you watched the actions of the men and women of the Democratic side of the aisle, and now they have acted at the hearing to elect a judge for the Supreme Court. I expect the people who are being paid in the gallery to do as they are paid to do.  But a person of the U. S. Senate, one should expect more than what we have seen, and they are a worthless witness who mocks at justice.

So what counsel does King Solomon give us about this kind of person?  They are a worthless witness, shall we examine Proverbs 6:12-15. “A worthless person, a wicked man, goes about with crooked speech, winks with his eyes, signals with his feet, points with his finger, with perverted heart devises evil, continually sowing discord; therefore calamity will come upon him suddenly; in a moment he will be broken beyond healing.”  People who act in this manner are one of two things, ignorant of the ways of God, having no fear of Him. 

Maybe it would be of worth to look at how the word “worthless” is defined; a troublemaker who rebels against all right and godly authority.  Many places in the Scriptures it’s translated as a perverted person such as in Judges 19:22 and wicked in many places as shown in 1 Samuel 2:12.

If you are a follower of Christ, it is going to make you angry when you see such things as we have witnessed in those hearings.  That is not a sin, but it is a choice as what you choose to do, for in the Scriptures you are told it is alright to be angry, it goes on but does not sin.  You will find that in Ephesians 4:26, but keep reading for you also will find the way not to sin if you obey these words in Ephesians 4:29-32.  “Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.  And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.  Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice.  Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.”

I often joke when asked about my age, and for many years I’ve lived in denial, in that I'm blessed with good health and a healthy body.  But age and gravity also catch up, and I’m beginning to come to that reality.  But I have a much more significant problem with denial than with my age, for I often get angry and sin, and in doing so, I grieve the Holy Spirit of God.  I forget how much God has forgiven me and I become the judge of those who acted as many on the Democrat side of the aisle have done in the hearing on our next Supreme Court Judge.  Judge not, lest you be judged in the same manner.  Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice.  Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.”

From the Back Porch,

Bob Rice