Prov. 24:19-20 Do not fret because of evildoers; don’t envy the
wicked. For the evil have no future; their light will be snuffed out. NLT
The world promotes
evil. For the most part, evil people run
the world. They rise to the top of most
fields. They are portrayed as people to
be looked up to and admired for what they do.
We glamorize them and overlook their personal failures. We separate their public lives from their
private lives. For the most part we
don’t care what they do in private as long as we like what we see in their
public persona.
If we are not
careful, we envy their successes in life.
We long to be able to walk in their shoes. We dream about what it might be like to be in
the limelight. We fail to remember that
what we see is delusional. Things aren’t
as they seem to be. Earth’s successes
mean nothing when it comes to eternity.
There is no future for evildoers.
They have no hope of escaping hell.
When their lives have run their course, they are soon forgotten. They are buried and remembered by only those
closest to them.
But, the lives of
the righteous live on. When the
righteous die they are ushered into the presence of the Lord. Their lives are lived on in the lives of
those they touch on earth. They impact
the world for generations to come as the seed they sow keep reproducing new
seed.
Do not fret because of
evildoers. Live life in Christ and trust
in His Word. Only in Christ will you
find help and hope. Only in Him do you
find what the wicked are looking for.
Only in Him is there peace and contentment. The more you invest your life in Christ, the
happier you will be in life. Surround
yourself with godly people. Be thankful
for what Christ has done for us and what He is doing in you. Do not long for the successes of the
wicked. Fix your eyes upon Jesus, the
author and finisher of our salvation and your life will be blessed.
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