If you pay attention to current events, it can be very disheartening to see how many evil doers there are. It can also be disheartening to see how long they are allowed to do the things they do. I like to remind myself of what God's Word says about those who do evil. It reminds me that He is paying attention, has a plan, and that justice will come.
We know that we are children of God,
and that the whole world is
under the control of the evil one.
I John 5:19
do not envy those who do wrong.
Like grass they wither quickly;
like green plants they wilt away.
Psalms 37:1-2
The wicked will not prosper, for they do not fear God.
Their days will never grow long like the evening shadows.
Ecclesiastes 8:13
They've all become experts in evil.
Corrupt leaders demand bribes.
The powerful rich make sure they get what they want.
The best and brightest are thistles.
The top of the line is crabgrass.
But no longer: It's exam time.
Look at them slinking away in disgrace!
Micah 7:3-4
As I have observed, those who plow evil and
those who sow trouble reap it.
Job 4:8
For God will bring every deed into judgment,
with every secret thing, whether good or evil.
Ecclesiastes 12:14
Affliction will slay the wicked, and
those who hate the righteous will be condemned.
Psalm 34:21
The LORD tests the righteous,
but his soul hates the wicked
and the one who loves violence
Let him rain coals on the wicked;
fire and sulfur and a scorching wind
shall be the portion of their cup.
Psalm 11:5-6
The wicked shall return to Sheol,
all the nations that forget God.
Psalm 9:17
For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God
is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 6:23
There is therefore now no condemnation
for those who are in Christ Jesus.
Romans 8:1
