Where Are You God? When The Wicked Prosper And You’re People Suffer? Series

Verse one instructs us “Do not fret because of those who are evil or be envious of those who do wrong;”… I think when we look at possessions and things as a measure, we will easily fall into the trap of envy….wishing for what others have, thinking that it will bring happiness. Our happiness will never be found in some possession, or some amount of money….our happiness comes through knowing Jesus Christ and trusting in Him.

What happens to all those things we look at and think we need them? Verse two tells us…. 2 for like the grass they will soon wither, like green plants they will soon die away.

Last night at the Beast Feast, our speaker was Alex Kendrick, the writer, producer, and main character in Courageous, Facing the Giants, and others that we have watched. He gave his testimony, telling how he and his two brothers grew up making movies in the back yard, blowing up things, always getting in trouble for doing dangerous things just to get it on film. He also talked about the miracles that have happened over the years as they started producing these films. These awesome films have been produced by one church in Southern GA. They started with no money, they had to pray in the first $20,000 just to get the basic equipment to begin the ministry, God just started sending money to him for this project, because he wasn’t allowed to ask for it. The one statement that he made a couple of times that hit home….. “There is a big difference between good plans and God’s Plans.”

In other words, we make think we know what is best for us, but the truth is God’s plan for us is so much better, if we will just surrender our will to Him and give Him control of our lives.

If he is in control, we will not feel the need to compare ourselves to anyone else….the only thing we need to look at is this, are we totally surrendered to God’s plan for my life.

The plans that are not of God will soon wither, and pass away. But the plans that are from God will prosper and will bring a great reward spiritually to all that are blessed by it. Which one would you rather be a part of?

So Pastor, how should we live in this wicked and selfish world?

3. Live like Jesus with Passion for God so that His Light will Shine in the Darkness. V5-6

5 Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him and he will do this: 6 He will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn, your vindication like the noonday sun.

About 3 years ago, Nola and I came to one of those times in your life where you are forced to choose how you will proceed in life. I’ve shared it before, so I won’t go into the details, but a combination of events all collided at once it seemed….health, finances, future plans, failed dreams…and the question was real….God where are you in all of this? We are serving you, we are doing everything we know to do for you, yet it seems like everything that we care about is falling apart!

Have you ever been there? It brings you back to the basics of your Faith. It brings you back to that simple question. Am I going to trust God with my life or not? In our passage it uses the word, “Commit”…. Will you go all in with God, will you Commit yourself to the Lord even if you don’t understand what is going on around you? Will you trust in Him?