God defines our needs and meets them with timeliness care and love
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 trust our
lives to the Lord. David has been clear that we should act righteously when we
see evil men prosper, for their well being 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 in 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 depend in faith 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. 14 But
if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not
boast and be false to the truth. 15 This is not the wisdom that
comes down from above, but is earthly,
unspiritual, demonic. 16 For where jealousy and selfish ambition
exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice. 17 But the
wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason,
full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere. 18 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 the arm of protection of God. 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. God is watching and 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 would we fret? Why would we go elsewhere? Why would we
ever envy?
May our day today be
filled with awareness of God’s provision.
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