Do not Fret or be envious of those who are Evil

 

Psalm 37: 1-15

 

April 16, 2022

 

Do not fret because of those who are evil or be envious of those who do wrong; for like the grass they will soon wither, like green plants, they will soon die away.  Trust in the Lord and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.  Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.   Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him and he will do this:  He will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn, your vindication like the noonday sun.   Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; do not fret when people succeed in their ways when they carry out their wicked schemes. Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret—it leads only to evil.  For those who are evil will be destroyed, but those who hope in the Lord will inherit the land.  A little while and the wicked will be no more; though you look for them, they will not be found.   But the meek will inherit the land and enjoy peace and prosperity.  The wicked plot against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them;  but the Lord laughs at the wicked, for he knows their day is coming.  The wicked draw the sword and bend the bow bring down the poor and needy, to slay those whose ways are upright.  But their swords will pierce their own hearts, and their bows will be broken.

 

If the Church and I'm not talking about a denomination or a building, but people who have entered into Christ and He has entered into them. It is by faith that God the Father has given them, not by works, or good deeds, but by grace and mercy of the Father, and the finished work on the cross by Jesus dying and conquering both death and the grave, and His blood covers all sin. If they believed these verses and acted by faith in a big God who keep His word, we would not be so angry and worried about these evil people.  But that is not the Church of 2022, many have no understanding of Truth, Jesus tells us all truth is found in Him for He is the Word that was in the beginning with God, and He is God, and all that was created was made by Him.   You will find that in John's gospel chapter 1:1-5.

 

I’ve had to ask the Holy Spirit to give me insight into the truth, and I’ve highlighted words and sentences that I need to act on through the power of Christ and the Holy Spirit.  But I know the Church is much smaller than what shows up on Sundays, and it is also very powerful when it obeys the Lord's commands and is still and waits for Christ's timing.

 

From the Back Porch,

 

Bob Rice