Zechariah 12-14, Revelation 2: 1-17, Proverbs 24: 15-22
Proverbs 24: 19-20 (ESV)
“Fret not yourself because of evildoers, and be not envious
of the wicked, for the evil man has no future; the lamp of the wicked will be
put out.”
Verses 19 and 20 from Proverbs 24 remind us not to pay
attention to people who do evil or are wicked. I know for myself that I tend to
pay attention to people who seem to be evil or wicked, because I want to be
there to see them fail. I want to see for myself God’s justice on these types
of people. But Solomon tells us that we can’t worry about evildoers or the
wicked getting punished. Solomon tells us that God’s punishment will come for
them, as the evildoer and the wicked have no future. We cannot spend our lives
wanting these people to get punished. God has his own timing, and the ways of
the God are truly inscrutable. We have to trust that God will keep his promises
and punish these people. But even if we were to watch these types of people, I’m
not sure we would even know when they are being punished because God can punish
them in his own way and in a way that we do not understand. We can never truly
see into another person’s life and heart, only God can do that. But as we trust
in God to punish those who do not follow his laws, we can also trust that will take
care of the people that do dwell and follow his laws. We need to worry more
about our behavior and relationship with God, and not with anyone else’s relationship
or behavior.
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