Our Prospect

Proverbs 10 says The fear of the Lord adds length to life, but the years of the wicked are cut short.The prospect of the righteous is joy,but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.The way of the Lord is a refuge for the blameless, but it is the ruin of those who do evil.

I have often heard friends comment on how it doesn’t pay to follow the Lord, because they see a co-worker or a neighbor who certainly discounts God, yet prospers. And yet, they themselves are struggling through one hard time after another.

This sort of thinking couldn’t be farther from the truth.

When we love the Lord, we have eternal life – those who don’t only have this life.

The outlook for our future is one of joyful living (yes, even through sorrow and hard times) – for others their suffering just might be their demise.

God’s ways in our lives will always bring us refuge and strength, when we allow him to work – but God’s ways are despised by those who do not live him – and their future is ruin.

We need to pray for our neighbors who are prospering, so that when hard times come they are grounded in his love. And we need to keep our eyes on Jesus, looking for, expecting for, and hoping for his life, joy, and refuge to be ours – on a daily basis.