Proverbs 24:1–2: Do not be envious of evil men, nor desire to be with them; for their heart devises violence, and their lips talk of troublemaking.
Insight
I look at wicked men who are prosperous, and I don’t understand it. I have told God a dozen times that I don’t understand it. The important thing is for you to go on with God, trusting Him to work it all out. We need to learn to look at things from God’s point of view. The Bible is full of instances of wicked men who came to a bad end. It starts with Cain in the Book of Genesis. Even a man like Lot, although he was a saved man, chose to live in the city of Sodom and prospered there, but there came a day when he wished he had not moved to Sodom. It was a sad mistake for him to do that. So if you will go through the Word of God, you will find people who prospered for a time and then see how judgment has come time and time again. This is very important for us to understand. 1
Application
Acts 13:9–10:
Then Saul, who also is called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked intently at him and said, “O full of all deceit and all fraud, you son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, will you not cease perverting the straight ways of the Lord?
Notice that the cure for destructive living and regrettable decisions is being filled with the Holy Spirit of God. Are you seeking His power to do His will, His way?
Motivation
Perversity is in his heart, He devises evil continually, He sows discord. Proverbs 6:14
You will become whatever you desire to become. – TWEET IT
Prayer
Father, please teach me to forsake myself, and to have the desires that please You.
1. McGee, J. V. (1991). Thru the Bible commentary: Poetry (Proverbs) (electronic ed., Vol. 20). Nashville: Thomas Nelson.
