April 7

Psalm 73:2-3 (NIV)
2 But as for me, my feet had almost slipped; I had nearly lost my foothold. 3 For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

Do you ever find yourself like the Psalmist, envying the rich? It is so easy to look upon the people of this world that have “made it”, that aren’t struggling right now in this economy, that still spend money on all sorts of non essentials, and think that their life is great. It is easy to envy people with means and desire to be in their shoes. But Asaph (the writer) says that when he was developing this attitude, (based on what he could see and the principles of this world), he came to his senses and saw that the end of the rich and wicked wasn’t a good one, and he compared it to his end which was good. We see Aspah looking spiritually at things and that it was keeps his foot from slipping. He almost slipped, but didn’t, because he came to an eternal perspective.

The rich and famous of our day, the Hollywood stars, the sports stars and even the business stars are no one to be envied if they don’t know Christ. What else means more than having Christ in this life and the next? We have got to turn our eyes of this world and on to the next. Do we envy a star like Charlie Sheen? We see that his arrogance has overtaken him and is bringing him to personal ruin. All the wicked and arrogant, no matter how rich will come to the same end.

Instead of envying them, how about being super thankful for your relationship with Christ. Of course we are to ask for our needs to be fulfilled and even more than that, we ask for more in order to live a life a giving, but who really cares about “those people” who are this societies “haves”. I would rather be a “have not” (which is impossible in heaven’s opinion) with Christ that a “have” without Christ. Is there a place to “have” it all? NO! Do you understand what I mean – do you agree or disagree?