Proverbs 23:17-18
Let
not thine heart envy sinners:
but
be thou in the fear of the Lord all the day long.
For
surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.
Our
hearts can envy sinners. We must be
aware of this. Although we may mentally
assent to something being wrong, our hearts are deceitfully wicked. In order to guard our hearts from this sort
of envy we are told to be in the fear of the Lord all the day long – all the day long. We should take each step with a conscious
focus on pleasing the Lord and believing that he rewards the wicked and blesses
the righteous. There is an end to both
paths. If we are concerned about doing
that which the Lord deems as right and worthy, our expectation will not be cut
off. We will reap what we plant and see
the fruit of choices made with His pleasure at the forefront of our minds. Be in the fear of the Lord all the day long
today. Don’t look at others, look
up. Seek to please the Lord in all you
say and do no matter who you are around today.
Walk with the Lord and abide in Him.
He will not disappoint you.
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