DON’T FRET! BE STILL AND WAIT PATIENTLY ON OUR LORD!
DON’T FRET! BE STILL AND WAIT PATIENTLY ON OUR LORD!
Do not fret because of those who are evil or be envious of those who do wrong; for like the grass they will soon wither, like green plants they will soon die away… Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; do not fret when people succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes… I have seen a wicked and ruthless man flourishing like a luxuriant native tree, but he soon passed away and was no more; though I looked for him, he could not be found. —Psalm 37:1-2, 7, 35-36
Don’t —
- Fret because of those who are evil
- Fret or be envious of those who do wrong
- Fret when people succeed in their wicked schemes
- Fret when people carry out their wicked schemes
- Fret when the wicked and ruthless flourish
Because—
- Like grass they will soon wither
- Like green plants they will soon die away
- Like a luxuriant native tree, they will soon pass away
- Like a luxuriant native tree, they will be no more
- Like one seeking for them, but they could not be found
Instead, “Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him.” Why?
“For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God. For, “All people are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of the Lord endures forever.” And this is the word that was preached to you.” — I Peter 1:23-25
What God says we can count on will be true forever while people, all of us, have such short lives on this earth— whether we die young or old. We will die. So many people do not think about death, but it has the greatest impact on us and then what? Brothers and sisters, fellow followers of Jesus, let us encourage those around us to ponder what comes next after death. That is Good News! Or… it can be bad news— https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZD6khv6pGkw&t=106s
Thank You, Dear Father, that I do not need fret but that I need to just wait on You to carry out Your purposes. May I do so by the power of Your Holy Spirit and in the authority of Your Son Jesus. Yes, may this be so… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsQmsEE_2-s