Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity. For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb. Psalm 37:1-2

One affirmation from our text is a statement of the obvious but often ignored reality that evil doers exist and we see them.  Often as a result of the hurt we feel, we are unable to accept the fact they may not all understand or realize what they do because they are under the influence of the deceiver, the prince of this world (2 Corinthians 4:4).

So should we desire to be like them? I say no, otherwise we will be renouncing our loyalty and indeed our King, the Christ (Luke 23:34). Should we be angry at them for being at the receiving end? Again I say no, our responsibility is to pray like Jesus did, for their forgiveness and that they be freed from the blinding bondage to come into God’s marvelous light.

We should the more feel pity for them because their acts attract automatic judgment, Philippians 1:27-29. Now the timing of their judgment is not in my control, neither in yours but God’s. The prerogative of that time belongs to God alone and except we trust in His word that He is just, we will stumble at what we consider a delay. That’s why the Psalmist counsels ‘fret not neither be envious’. Selah.

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