Psalm 37 -- Reassurance When The Wicked Seem To Be Prospering

My commentary said that when it seemed that the wicked were prospering and God wasn’t doing anything about it, the righteous could:

n  Fret over the problem

n  Leave the Land

n  Or go on being faithful, trusting the Lord to keep His word.

“David took the long view … and evaluated the immediate and the transient in terms of the ultimate and the eternal… He gave four assurances to believers who question how God is running His world” or His church:

n  The Lord can be trusted

n  The Lord understands your situation

n  The Lord blesses His people, and

n  The Lord judges the wicked.

There were several truths I saw as my commentary discussed these assurances:

“For us to get upset because of the evil schemes of the ungodly is to doubt the goodness and justice of God.”

“Meekness does not mean weakness.  It means force under the control of faith.”

“Eventually the wicked will be cut off, which in Israel usually meant exclusion from the covenant community.”

Father, thank You for reassuring me.  It’s tough to feel like things are wrong and feel in the middle of it all, doubting my own assurances from You.  Thanks for the booster shot.

Your Brother In Christ,

Gary Ford