Psalm 37:1

So, this is the first blog in a series of forty I'll be doing until Easter. They will likely all be short, but maybe not. I'll be taking one verse of Psalm 37 for each blog.

"Fret not yourself because of evildoers; be not envious of wrongdoers!"

These two commands seem simple and easy to follow. Have you ever been furious at someone driving selfishly and recklessly on the highway, though?

"Fret not yourself because of evildoers."

Once it's put in those terms, we can probably think of all sorts of applications for this command. Are you jealous of the amount of music someone has, which they illegally downloaded?

"Be not envious of wrongdoers!"

Interesting how quickly two "simple" commands can quickly morph into two rather difficult ones. This verse may not be the quaint little introduction which it seems to be on the surface.

Thinking about it more and more, these commands keep getting more difficult. However, the point of the Law is not to make us into perfect people, so we need not make ourselves feel guilty. The point of the Law is to reveal how much we really cannot do ourselves, and direct us to Jesus Christ. He is the fulfillment of all the Law and the Prophets; the only One, in fact. By believing in Him and allowing Him to live His perfection through us, we can approach and know God. Then, instead of seeing imperfection, God sees Christ, and thus perfection.

Peace.