Be not Anxious of the wealth of wicked men

Psalm 52: 3. "Thou lovest evil more than good, And lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah 4. Thou lovest all devouring words, thou deceitful tongue. 5. God will likewise destroy thee for ever; He will take thee up, and pluck thee out of thy tent, And root thee out of the land of the living. Selah 6. The righteous also shall see [it], and fear, And shall laugh at him, [saying], 7. Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength, But trusted in the abundance of his riches, And strengthened himself in his wickedness. 8. But as for me, I am like a green olive-tree in the house of God: I trust in the lovingkindness of God for ever and ever."

Sometime ago, a friend and I were pondering on the issue of those who amass wealth through fraudulent means using all sorts of evil and satanic devices; we did talk a lot about how much suffering and pain others who choose to increase their wealth legitimately go through yet gain so little at the end but we see these wicked men amassing huge amount of wealth with very little effort.
But Recently while going through some Bible verses namely Job 8:20 and 1 Peter 3:12; the parable of the wealthy evil man was made very clear to me by The Holy Spirit.

Job 8: 20 says "Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, Neither will he uphold the evil-doers. 21. He will yet fill thy mouth with laughter, And thy lips with shouting.";
1 Peter 3: 12 says "For the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, And his ears unto their supplication: But the face of the Lord is upon them that do evil.".

When God created the world he designed all things to work according to certain Spiritual Laws, part of these Laws reveal that God has bestowed His Power on every element of creation because all things take form from Him. If all things take form from God then all things must possess an essential attribute, "Power",  for God is Power.
But this Power can only be used in The Spirit by Spiritual beings such as the Angels(fallen and righteous) and Spiritually conscious men. So the revelation in Psalm 52:3 shows that every man has the power to make rich, but the source of His riches is either from God Himself or from the temporal Power of the world.
As it is written in James 1: 17 "Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, neither shadow that is cast by turning."; we see from this verse that though gifts will come from any part of the universe including from satan, because of the divine nature of creation which takes form from God Himself; but the perfect, lawful, harmless and eternal gifts come only form God.
So every imperfect gift will come from somewhere else away from God's lawful provision, and anything that God has not permitted, though may be, but will ultimately be destroyed as only God can sustain forever.
Brethren, as Spiritual beings, we are not slaves to the elements of the world such as money and food; though it may be hard to just hold on to God in absolute Faith sometimes, but the only way to eternal riches is through absolute trust in God's Lawful providence.
As Spiritual beings, we should cherish one thing alone - Our Fellowship with God! The Bible says we have access to all The Spiritual Gifts in Heavenly Places (Eph 1:3); by This it means we have access to whatever we need from God by Faith, Obedience and Prayers.
When evil men prosper in their ways, don't fret or panic; just as the rain is cut off by The bright sunshine, and the brook is cut off by drought, so will the riches of the wicked pass away and their children will inherit their sins and the Judgement of sin shall be upon them.
Moreover, what good is the wealth of the wicked? Will his health not fail him? Will fear and trouble not plague him on all sides? Will his children not cause him pain and despair? Will he not suffer hard for his evil ways both alive and dead?
Verily I tell you, all of these things will overtake him and consume him, and there will be no deliverance for him till the days of his Repentance.

But The LORD GOD is The portion of The Righteous; they will dwell in His presence and drink of His garden flowing with milk and honey. The patience of God is not to destruction or forgetfulness, as it is written in 2 Peter 3: 9. "The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some count slackness; but is longsuffering to you-ward, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.";
God is waiting patiently for you to be strong enough, Holy enough and wise enough to assume the position of wealth and abundance, as money is the root of all evil; He doesn't want you to perish under the influence of money and riches. He wants you to live happily on earth and also have access to Eternal Life through Jesus Christ.

Prayer: Heavenly Father, I confess that I have sometimes been jealous of the wealth of wicked men, but forgive me today as I repent of it. Lord, I now ask for wisdom, knowledge and understanding along with The Spirit of Patient and Humility; that I may be able to withstand and triumph over the temptations of wealth and also wait patiently till the perfect time you have assigned for my abundance.
Lord Teach me also to understand that wealth is much more than money and material things, and reveal your Mysteries to me and fill me with you Love, that I may Fellowship with you closely. Amen!

Shalom!

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