“An Evil Time - Part 3”
Blessings Folk!!
In our earlier times together we have seen that we are living in evil times.
The Word of the Lord reveals such.
Now, the question that comes is “what are we to do?”
Are we to live in fear? (No!!)
Are we to sit back and watch it all happen? (No!)
Hear the Word of the Lord…
Ps 37:19
19 They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
KJV
We are not to be ashamed in the evil time...but, we do a tremendous disservice to the Word and ourselves if we do not look at the entire context of this phrase. You would do well to read Psalm 37 today. Here is a portion. I’ve underlined the things that we are to do in evil times…
Ps 37:1-11
1 Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.
2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.
3 Trust in the Lord , and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
4 Delight thyself also in the Lord ; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
5 Commit thy way unto the Lord ; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.
6 And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.
7 Rest in the Lord , and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.
8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.
9 For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the Lord , they shall inherit the earth.
10 For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.
11 But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
12 The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.
13 The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.
14 The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation.
15 Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.
16 A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.
17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the Lord upholdeth the righteous.
18 The Lord knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.
19 They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
20 But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the Lord shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away.
KJV
Therefore, we are to:
- Fret not
- Be not envious
- Trust in the Lord
- Do good
- Delight ourselves in the Lord
- Commit our ways to the Lord
- Rest in the Lord
- Wait patiently upon the Lord
- Cease from anger
- Forsake wrath
- Remember that it is the Lord who upholds the righteous, that provides our everlasting inheritance
The wicked will receive their reward.
We are to live as the Lord commanded.
Eph 5:15-16
15 See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,
16 Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
KJV
Let us do so!
Blessings!!
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