to worry when evil people
seem to prosper because
their day of judgment is
coming. I hope this Bible
study is an
encouragement to you.
below are important for us
to remember because in
this day and age it seems
that the bad guys often
seem to prosper, and
perhaps we carry
around a lot of anger
against those people, but
God says do not worry.
He will take care of them
on judgment day. They
will not get away with
anything, because he
sees everything!!
Bold in scripture verses
Bold in scripture verses
is for emphasis.
Proverbs 15:3
The eyes of the LORD are
Proverbs 15:3
The eyes of the LORD are
in every place, beholding
the evil and the good.
Jeremiah 23:24
Can any hide himself in
Jeremiah 23:24
Can any hide himself in
secret places that I shall
not see him? saith the
LORD. Do not I fill
heaven and earth?
saith the LORD.
Now, on to those verses
Now, on to those verses
from God telling us we do
not need to worry when
those bad guys seem
to prosper.
God also says we should
God also says we should
not rejoice when our
enemy falls because
that will displease the
Lord and cause Him to
turn away his wrath
from the bad guy! Yikes!
that is plain to see that
God does not want us
returning evil for evil.
Proverbs
24:17 Rejoice not when
Proverbs
24:17 Rejoice not when
thine enemy falleth, and
let not thine heart be
glad when he stumbleth:
24:18 Lest the LORD
24:18 Lest the LORD
see it, and it displease
him, and he turn away
his wrath from him.
24:19 Fret not thyself
24:19 Fret not thyself
because of evil men,
neither be thou envious
at the wicked;
24:20 For there shall be
24:20 For there shall be
no reward to the evil
man; the candle of the
wicked shall be put out.
Psalm 1:6
For the LORD knoweth
the way of the righteous:
but the way of the
ungodly shall perish.
Psalms
37:7 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.
37:8 Cease from anger,
37:8 Cease from anger,
and forsake wrath: fret
not thyself in any wise to
do evil.
37:9 For evildoers shall
be cut off: but those that
wait upon the LORD,
they shall inherit the
earth.