Catastrophic Contrast

“Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly…. But his delight is in the law of the LORD…. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water that bringeth forth his fruit in his season…. The ungodly are not so, but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away…. The ungodly shall not stand in the judgment…. The way of the ungodly shall perish” (Psalm 1:1-6).  “An unjust man is an abomination to the just: and he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked” (Proverbs 29:27). 

How great the contrast is we see

Between salvation’s path

And sinners with a destiny

Of catastrophic wrath.

The godly man will greatly cherish

The counsel of the Lord;

Ungodly men will shortly perish,

For this is sin’s reward.

Though all have sinned, there is a way

To find a Hiding Place:

In Christ a Refuge stands today

Who saves us by His grace!

Ungodly men who still refuse

The counsel of salvation

Shall keep the sinful life they choose

And with it, condemnation.

The godly man is like a tree;

The wicked are like chaff.

The scornful mock eternity,

But soon they shall not laugh.

O Lord, we see the great divide

Between the saved and lost,

And yet it was for all You died

And paid redemption’s cost!

So teach us, Lord, to now persuade

The sinners who will hear,

That they may rightly be afraid

With judgment drawing near!

How sweet the Gospel then shall be

To those who find it true

That they avoid catastrophe

By turning, Lord, to You!