Envy The Wicked?

 

Today's Verse is Proverbs 23:17

     Let not thine heart envy sinners:

      But be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long.

    How tempting is it to look at another, and see what appears to be prosperity, but we also see (or think we do) how such was achieved by ways that would not be pleasing to God, and think why should I not do the same? But do we not also need to consider: For there shall be no reward to the evil man; /The candle of the wicked shall be put out. Then again, if our Fear is in the Lord, so then is our hope and thus; Thine expectation shall not be cut off. And, Delight thyself also in the Lord; /And he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. But all things in due course. We who fear the Lord have it so much better, even as David had said, The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. That is we know whatever else may be we can trust in the Lord’s Provision even as we obey His precepts. So why should we envy those who know not the peace of the Lord? Amen.

To God be the Glory

Scott

Today’s reading is Proverbs 22-24

Tomorrow’s reading will be 1 Kings 5-6, 2 Chronicles 2-3