Today's encouragement comes from Psalm 37:1, where we read these words:
"Do not fret because of evildoers, nor be envious of the workers of iniquity."It can be a real temptation for the people of God to be afraid of people who do not know nor love Christ. This is especially the case when the godless seem to be completely out of control. But faithful Christian parishioners should not be scared of these people, or of even the devil and his demons. "Workers of iniquity" are like playground bullies: they are all puffed-up, but they are full of nothing but hot air.
. . . Worse than that (for them), they must face the Judgment Day without the benefit of the only atonement possible: the blood of Jesus. Who could be "en-vious" of that? Instead of fearing and envying unbelievers, let us love and fear the Lord; and seek to reach people who are outside of Jesus with the Gospel of His free and infinite grace (in Himself).
[Puritan quote of the day: "As there is in God enough to satisfy the whole soul, so trust carries the whole soul to God.” —Richard Sibbes, in, "The Soul's Conflict with Itself"]
