The Depth of Man's Depravity (when fear of God has died)

There are no words for the depth

of aghast horror, pity, and sorrow we feel over

exploitation and applause of gross evil!

Jeremiah 17:9
The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. 

Who can understand it?

Matthew 13:15

For this people's heart has grown callous;

they hardly hear with their ears, 

and they have closed their eyes.

Otherwise they might see with their eyes,

hear with their ears,

understand with their hearts,

and turn,

and I would heal them.'

Rom.1:24-25

Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts

 to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another.

 They exchanged the truth about God for a lie, 

and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator—

who is forever praised. 

Amen.

Psalm 19:9

The fear of the LORD is pure, enduring forever;

the judgments of the LORD are true, being altogether righteous.

Revelation 19:2

For His judgments are true and just.

He has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her immorality.

He has avenged the blood of His servants that was poured out by her hand."

Nothing but the Blood of Jesus

The depth of man’s depravity when fear of God has died

When Self becomes the deity worshipped and gratified

When Ignorance is mired in the sludge of disregard

For God, the righteous Judge; when sin becomes master and lord

How piteous and dire are the depths of man’s demise

When lust feasts on desire and yet nothing satisfies

How holy is the God of love, of salvation and grace

His workmanship, without words, proves what infidels debase

The fear of God is pure, altogether righteous and true

His judgements will endure; nothing can His purpose undo

Incomprehensible the thoughts and ways of God’s control

All who believe adore and praise the Saviour of the soul

How ruthless the depravity of darkness of the mind

How heinous, the grim gravity of hellbent humankind

That we all are until by faith the soul’s curse is undone

Belief receives God’s gift of grace through Jesus Christ, His Son

Who died Once and For all sinners, to crush the serpent’s head

So all who, through faith, call on Him are saved from death’s/hell’s dark dread

The depth of man’s depravity when fear of God departs

Exposes vile desperately deceitful, wicked hearts

When Indolence and Indulgence applauds the profligate

And fruits of disobedience proudly proliferate

Then, from we who by God’s grace have been saved, rises a cry

Before it is too late, ‘Behold, redemption draweth nigh’

© Janet Martin

Rom.11:33

Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God!

 How unsearchable are His judgments and His ways past finding out!