Fret Not

Psalm 37:8 “Fret not thyself because of evildoers …” [KJV].

Does it bother you to see how much attention the entertainment stars who get the headlines exposing themselves into immoral music, movies, or programs? Does it bother you to see how the leaders who doesn’t really care about the “right-living standards?” For me, yes, it made me wonder how things could continue in this world. How do we stand to see this again and again? Will it ever stop? The Scripture has the answer to this.

It would be easy to fret or become worried and wring our hands in despair, but Psalm 37 suggests a better way. “Do not fret because of evildoers, nor be envious of the workers of iniquity” [Ps.37:1]. Why? Because “they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb” [Ps.37:2]. It teaches that the ungodly will eventually be cast down and lose all they get on the earth.

How do we become free from worry then? The Scripture teaches us to: “Trust in the Lord, and do good … Delight thyself also in the Lord … Commit thy way unto the Lord … Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him …” [Ps.37:3,4,5,7]. God promised His presence, His help, and His guidance to our daily living for Him. God promised that “the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace” [Ps.37:11]. That is our “Blessed Assurance” in the present time.

Song: Blessed Assurance

1. Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine!

O what a foretaste of glory divine!

Heir of salvation, purchase of God,

Born of His Spirit, washed in His blood.

Chorus:

This is my story, this my song,

Praising my Savior all the day long;

This is my story, this is my song,

Praising my Savior all the day long.

[Lyrics: Fanny Jane Crosby, Sing His Praise]

Let us not worry, but trust in the Lord!

Dorothy