10 A little while, and the wicked WILL BE NO MORE;
though you look for them, THEY WILL NOT BE FOUND.
11 But the meek will inherit the land
and enjoy GREAT PEACE. Psalm 37, psalm of David
Psalm 37, a psalm of David, is one of my favourite psalms, though I usually tend to focus more on the opening verses. However, today I read verses 10 through 20 and was impressed by the statement that the wicked will be no more! We can take this as a religious statement or we can believe that God is actually going to do this on the earth. David spent most of his life fighting enemies, both outside and inside the people of God and lost the right to build the Temple of God because he’d shed blood. Solomon on the other hand was blessed by the Lord with a reign of peace. Like the words of David in Psalm 37, Solomon and Israel were blessed with GREAT PEACE AND PROSPERITY!
4 “But now,” Solomon said to Hiram, “the Lord my God HAS GIVEN ISRAEL PEACE ON EVERY SIDE; I have no foreign enemies or internal rebellions. 5 So I am planning to build a Temple for the Lord my God, just as he instructed my father that I should do. 1 Kings 5, The Living Bible
Solomon lived a very different life compared with his father David, he was blessed by God in everything; incalculable wealth, also great wisdom and learning. So much so that leaders of nations came to sit at his feet to experience the blessings and benefits God had bestowed upon His people.
Could God be about to bless the Church in a similar way today? David had a long struggle and fought many battles, but eventually God gave His people peace on every side. Their enemies simply stopped harassing them and left them to serve God in a GOLDEN AGE OF ISRAEL. Again, could we be about to enter such a time today?
12 The wicked plot against the righteous
and gnash their teeth at them;
13 BUT THE LORD LAUGHS AT THE WICKED,
FOR HE KNOWS THEIR DAY IS COMING. Psalm 37
Scripture tells us that God has a day when He will judge the wicked. David’s psalm tells us that the wicked don’t cease their wickedness, but God deals with them.
18 The blameless spend their days under the Lord’s care,
and their inheritance will endure for ever.
19 In times of disaster they will not wither;
in days of famine they will enjoy plenty.
20 But the wicked will perish:
though the Lord’s enemies are like the flowers of the field,
they will be consumed, they will go up in smoke. Psalm 37
God can deal with the enemies of His people at any time, but when this comes to pass we must remember to stay faithful to Him. Solomon, the wisest man who ever lived, was drawn away by those closest to him to worship idols right in the heart of God’s nation. Blessings can bring their own challenges, we must keep our hearts for the Lord alone.
May the Lord bless and keep you today. Immanuel, God is with us.