Title: The Reason Why Believers Should Not Fret
Text:
Psalm 37:1-2 (ESV)
1 Fret not yourself because of evildoers; be not envious of wrongdoers!
2 For they will soon fade like the grass and wither like the green herb.
Psalm 37:8 (ESV)
8 Refrain from anger, and forsake wrath! Fret not yourself; it tends only to evil.
Observation:
We justify our fretting by reasoning that our circumstances or the evil people in our world deserve to be punished, and it is our job to do it.
Let's examine that premise in the light of God's Word. What does God say? What does God know?
God is aware of your circumstances, and he is aware of the wrongdoers. He says that they will soon perish. God says to us, He is on the case, and He will take care of the wrongdoers in due time.
What does God say to you and me who look at wrongdoers, and become envious of them because they seem to be getting away with their evil deeds. This is what God's Word says:
Psalm 37:8 (ESV)
8 Refrain from anger, and forsake wrath! Fret not yourself; it tends only to evil.
God is saying that your anger and wrath accomplishes nothing. I have already decreed the fate of wrongdoers; "They will soon fade like the grass and wither like the green herb".
It comes down to this; do you believe God, do you trust Him to do what He says He will do.
Psalm 37:5 (ESV)
5 Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him, and he will act.
Things are not going to get better in this world by doing things man's way. We, the people of God, need to return to trusting in the Lord with our whole heart. The fruit of such trusting is the peace of God, and the joy of the Lord ruling and reigning in our hearts.
2 Timothy 3:1 (ESV)
1 But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty.
Encourage yourself with this song of faith, and the faithful who trust in the Lord.
"Take the name of Jesus with you,
Child of sorrow and of woe;
It will joy and comfort give you,
Take it then where'er you go."
Lyndia Odell Baxter
Prayer:
Father, hallowed be Thy name. Father, you are Sovereign God, and whatever you say, I believe in You with my whole heart.
Father, stir our hearts, and bend our will, until we turn in faith to You, and trust in You to right the wrongs. Father, I agree to obey your command, "Do not fret", and I will open my heart and receive the gifts of peace and joy for being obedient to the word, way, and will of God. In the mighty name of Jesus I pray, Amen.
Acts 6:4 (ESV)
4 But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word."
Psalm 65:2 (ESV)
2 O you who hear prayer, to you shall all flesh come.
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