GOD IS WATCHING; HE IS TOTAL CONTROL
Psalm
37:9-11
9
For the evildoers shall be cut off,
but
those who wait for the Lord shall inherit the land.
10 In just
a little while, the wicked will be no more;
though
you look carefully at his place, he will not be there.
11 But the
meek shall inherit the land
and
delight themselves in abundant peace.
We
should not be disturbed by the prosperity of the wicked or envy them, but
instead we should entrust our lives to the Lord. David has been clear that we
should act righteously when we see evil men prosper, for their wellbeing is
only momentary. They will not prosper forever.
The
end of those who will not follow Christ is set. Only those who humbly repent before
Him will have everlasting life and abundant peace. Jesus repeated these same
words in the Sermon on the Mount.
Matthew
5:5
“Blessed are the meek, for
they shall inherit the earth.
Jesus
meant that after a person has recognized himself as destitute, without anything
good to offer God, and has repented of his sins, then the natural consequence
is to entrust oneself into the arms of God. There are no demands, no rights
claimed, just humble submission and dependence on God.
Matthew
11:29
Take my yoke upon you,
and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you
will find rest for your souls.
Jesus
was meek, He was gentle, He was not arrogant, He did not look for revenge: He
was our perfect example. When we truly submit and trustingly depend upon God,
we will find rest. We say we want rest, but are we willing to allow God to work
and to wait on Him?
James
3:13-18
Who is wise and understanding among
you? By his good conduct let him
show his works in the meekness of wisdom. But if you have
bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be
false to the truth. This is not the wisdom that comes down from
above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. For where jealousy and
selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice. But the
wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason,
full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere. And a harvest of
righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.
Our
actions will expose the direction of our hearts.
Psalm
37:12-15
12
The wicked plots against the righteous
and gnashes
his teeth at him,
13 but
the Lord laughs at the wicked,
for
he sees that his day is coming.
14 The
wicked draw the sword and bend their bows
to
bring down the poor and needy,
to
slay those whose way is upright;
15 their
sword shall enter their own heart,
and
their bows shall be broken.
God
is watching; He is total control. The wicked will never commit any action that
God will not permit. We will never be beyond God’s arm of protection and love.
The wicked only seem to be victorious. If we truly trust God, we should never
feel defeated.
Psalm
37:16-17
16
Better is the little that the righteous has
than
the abundance of many wicked.
17 For the
arms of the wicked shall be broken,
but
the Lord upholds the righteous.
If
only we could learn to be satisfied with what we have, for God is providing for
us. He never promised to meet our wants. God is the one Who defines our needs
and meets them with timeliness, care and love.
Philippians
4:19
And my God will supply every
need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
God
does not lack ability, desire or provision! Why, then, would we fret? Why would
we go elsewhere? Why would we ever envy?
May
our day today be filled with joyful and grateful awareness of God’s provision.
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