Friday June 21st, 2024
« Don’t be annoyed by anyone who does wrong, and don’t envy them »
1 Do not fret because of evildoers, nor be envious of the workers of iniquity.
2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.
3 Trust in the Lord, and do good; dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness.
4 Delight yourself also in the Lord, and He shall give you the desires of your heart.
5 Commit your way to the Lord, trust also in Him, and He shall bring it to pass.
6 He shall bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your justice as the noonday.
7 Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him; do not fret because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass.
8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath; do not fret—it only causes harm.
9 For evildoers shall be cut off; but those who wait on the Lord, they shall inherit the earth.
It is common for unbelievers to flaunt prosperity.
However, as we see in today’s memory verse, God does not want His children to be carried away by the prosperity of unbelievers.
Today’s Scripture reading contains many attractive things that unbelievers seemingly enjoy, so much so that unless a child of God is well-grounded in the Scripture, the fellow might think he or she is missing out on something by being godly.
Beloved, deciding to maintain a godly lifestyle is the best decision you can ever make.
God is taking account of your watchfulness in doing His will and He will soon make it known to the wicked world that you are right and they are wrong.
The Psalmist describes the end of the wicked in Psalm 73:16-18NLT
16 So I tried to understand why the wicked prosper. But what a difficult task it is!
17 Then I went into Your sanctuary, O God, and I finally understood the destiny of the wicked.
18 Truly, you put them on a slippery path and send them sliding over the cliff to destruction
You do not have to be corrupt simply because of the world claims that everyone is.
The truth is that, like God did in the days of Elijah (1 Kings 19:14,18), He has also reserved an unimaginable number of his children who have made up their minds to follow the Master to the end, even today.
The story is told of two Christians soldiers who stormed a meeting place of Christians during the reign of terror in the Soviet Union. These soldiers threatened to kill whoever confessed Jesus as their Lord, and promised to set free those who might want to change their minds. Unfortunately, many of those ‘Christians’ denied Christ. It was while the freed worshippers were leaving that the soldiers revealed their true identities and intent to show hypocritical Christians among the flock.
Today, ungodliness is in vogue because it seems to pay off.
However, this is not true, especially when you consider the end of people who live as such.
Beloved, let us keep on the firing line of holiness because Matthew 10:22 says whosoever endures to the end shall experience the ultimate salvation.
May you indeed endure to the end and receive your crown of righteousness (2 Timothy 4:8), in the mighty name of Jesus.
Prayer point – Father, please help me to keep holding fast to the word of salvation and to live thereby, to the end.
Author – Bishop Enoch Adejare Adeboye; General Overseer of the RCCG
Edited by Naomie Joseph
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