1 Fret not yourself because of evildoers;
be not envious of wrongdoers!
2 For they will soon fade like the grass
and wither like the green herb.
3 Trust in the Lord, and do good;
dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness.
4 Delight yourself in the Lord,
and he will give you the desires of your heart.
5 Commit your way to the Lord;
trust in him, and he will act.
6 He will bring forth your righteousness as the light,
and your justice as the noonday.
7 Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him;
fret not yourself over the one who prospers in his way,
over the man who carries out evil devices!
8 Refrain from anger, and forsake wrath!
Fret not yourself; it tends only to evil.
9 For the evildoers shall be cut off,
but those who wait for the Lord shall inherit the land.
10 In just a little while, the wicked will be no more;
though you look carefully at his place, he will not be there.
11 But the meek shall inherit the land
and delight themselves in abundant peace.
12 The wicked plots against the righteous
and gnashes his teeth at him,
13 but the Lord laughs at the wicked,
for he sees that his day is coming.
14 The wicked draw the sword and bend their bows
to bring down the poor and needy,
to slay those whose way is upright;
15 their sword shall enter their own heart,
and their bows shall be broken.
16 Better is the little that the righteous has
than the abundance of many wicked.
17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken,
but the Lord upholds the righteous.
18 The Lord knows the days of the blameless,
and their heritage will remain forever;
19 they are not put to shame in evil times;
in the days of famine they have abundance.
20 But the wicked will perish;
the enemies of the Lord are like the glory of the pastures;
they vanish—like smoke they vanish away.
21 The wicked borrows but does not pay back,
but the righteous is generous and gives;
22 for those blessed by the Lord shall inherit the land,
but those cursed by him shall be cut off.
Trust in The Lord and befriend faithfulness. Commit your ways to him and he will act. God continues to work in people's lives around the world. He shows his love for us by acting when we are in need. But often times we do not put our trust in The Lord to listen.
Most of us have friends, to whom we like to tell our personal secrets. We expect them to keep them secret. But it seems more often than not our friends will eventually betray our secrets. Remember what a friend we have in Jesus.
God loves us as a Father, and the modern parenting ethic seems to be to befriend your children. God desires to be our friend and desires us to be a friend of faithfulness and holy living.
When we commit our lives to God's cause, you will act in faithfulness toward us. Trust in The Lord because he will keep his promises. He hides our secret sins in the tomb of his Son. He removes your sins, not to bring them up later but to have them completely forgotten. This is a true and faithful friend we have in Jesus Christ and our Father in Heaven.
Most of us have friends, to whom we like to tell our personal secrets. We expect them to keep them secret. But it seems more often than not our friends will eventually betray our secrets. Remember what a friend we have in Jesus.
God loves us as a Father, and the modern parenting ethic seems to be to befriend your children. God desires to be our friend and desires us to be a friend of faithfulness and holy living.
When we commit our lives to God's cause, you will act in faithfulness toward us. Trust in The Lord because he will keep his promises. He hides our secret sins in the tomb of his Son. He removes your sins, not to bring them up later but to have them completely forgotten. This is a true and faithful friend we have in Jesus Christ and our Father in Heaven.
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