“God Takes Care of His Own”

 “God Takes Care of His Own”

 

It is better to be godly and have little than to be evil and rich.  For the strength of the wicked will be shattered, but the LORD takes care of the godly.    Psalm 37:16-17

 

This Psalm of King David gives us a pretty good comparison of the GODLY and the WICKED. In our verses today we see the comparison of the ALMIGHTY GOD’S JUDGMENT on the WICKED and the GODLY.   In verse ten, David tells us that : “Soon the WICKED will DISAPPEAR. Though you look for them, they will be GONE.”  Verse eleven says;  “The LOWLY will POSSESS the land and will live in PEACE and PROSPERITY.”

The differences between the WICKED and the GODLY indicates WHO they SERVE.  The WICKED follow the LEADERSHIP of Satan, and the GODLY follow the LEADERSHIP of GOD.  Today, we who belong to GOD, through our ACCEPTANCE of His ONLY BEGOTTEN SON, the LORD JESUS CHRIST, as our SAVIOR and LORD, follow the LEADERSHIP of the HOLY SPIRIT of GOD. 

Those who follow Satan, will possess the same attributes  he does.  And they will carry out their WICKED DEEDS.  Verse twelve tells us that:  “The WICKED plot AGAINST the GODLY; they SNARL at them in DEFIANCE.  Verse fourteen says:  “The WICKED draw their SWORDS and string their BOWS to KILL the POOR and the OPPRESSED to SLAUGHTER those who do RIGHT.  Verse fifteen:  “But their SWORDS will STAB their own HEARTS and their bows will be BROKEN.”  And they will FALL by their OWN schemes.  The WICKED are like flowers in a field—they will disappear like SMOKE. (V20)

However, verse eighteen says:  “Day by day the LORD takes care of the GODLY, and they will RECEIVE an INHERITANCE that LASTS FOREVER.”  Verse 19: They will NOT be DISGRACED in HARD TIMES ; even in famine they will have MORE than ENOUGH.”  “The LORD directs the STEPS of the GODLY.  He DELIGHTS in EVERY DETAIL of their lives.  Though they STUMBLE, they will NEVER fall, for the LORD holds them by the HAND.” (V23-24)

To be able to be one of the GODLY and to FOLLOW the LEADERSHIP of the LORD JESUS CHRIST, and POSSESS an INHERITANCE that will LAST throughout ETERNITY.  Here are some things that YOU MUST DO :  You MUST ADMIT that YOU are a SINNER in NEED of the SAVIOR, JESUS CHRIST the ONE and ONLY SON of the LIVING GOD.  The ONE who SUFFERED, BLED, DIED, and was RESURRECTED from DEATH and the GRAVE.  You MUST BELIEVE, with ALL your HEART, that JESUS died for YOU, and that HE is ALIVE in HEAVEN, making intercession for you, before God.  You MUST CONFESS your SINS to Him and ask Him for His FORGIVENESS.  You MUST be WILLING to TURN AWAY FROM your SINFUL life-style, and TURN TO GOD, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART.  You MUST ACCEPT God’s Gift of SALVATION, and ESCAPE an ETERNITY in HELL, with ALL its HORRORS, and NO WAY TO ESCAPE once you are there.  And ACCEPT an ETERNAL INHERITANCE, which includes an ETERNITY in HEAVEN, with ALL its BLESSINGS.  Do this NOW, while you STILL can.  He’s WAITING and COMING SOON!!!  Don’t Be LEFT BEHIND!!!