21 There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.
Good and Bad Life
There are certain things that no one can get away from in this life. There are good things and bad things that will have an effect on every person. Jesus told us so, when speaking about God: “for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust” (Matthew 5:45).
In terms of today’s passage, this deals more with how we conduct our lives.
When we do good things in the pursuit of God, we may very well see good things in our lives. Wise choices generally make life easier and better.
Simply pursuing what we want or what makes us feel good or willfully causing pain or grief to others will eventually lead to bad things in life. We can not spend beyond our means for too long before we have to deal with the consequences of over-spending. We can not push the world away and expect the world to continue to help and give anything good.
It especially applies with our relationship to God
When we are following our Lord, when we believe in the truth of who Jesus Christ is and live out our faith, we have a guarantee, a strong hope, that we will one day be with Him forever.
The wicked have no such guarantee. Choosing your own path and not believing in Jesus Christ, choosing to promote your own well-being and happiness without considering others, disregarding the teachings of the Bible, all of these all but guarantee suffering when this life is over.
Which path do you choose this moment?
Loving God, thank You for Your grace. Thank You for giving us a way out of our mischief and troubles. Strengthen us to choose You every moment of every day that we may show love and grace to others when they choose the path of wickedness.
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October 15th, 2012 at 6:49 pm
Sometimes life is just simpler when we follow Jesus, isn’t it? And when it is tough down here, isn’t it great to have that hope that this isn’t all that there is?
October 15th, 2012 at 10:51 pm
We are visiting “Fabulous Las Vegas” for a few days, and we went to a church of which I met the leaders five years ago when I worked at a youth camp (UCYC in Prescott, AZ. Great place!). This young church has had a decline in attendance, and yesterday’s message was a rebuke to the congregation and leaders (including the pastor delivering the message). It boiled down to “Follow Jesus, life is better (not necessarily easy). Don’t follow Jesus, life is much more difficult than it needs to be.” Also, love people by being willing to expose them to their own sins.
Also, yes and yes.
October 17th, 2012 at 1:32 pm
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