For they wither quickly like grass and wilt like tender plants.For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither like the green herb.For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, And wither as the green herb.
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… No, just kidding. For they shall soon be cut down like the grass and wither as the green herb. Trust in the Lord and do good. Wow. Listen, no matter what the world does, people, we are to trust in the Lord and do good. Why? Because there are people who will do wickedly. Why? Because that's what they do. And that's what they're going to do until they come to Christ if they do. But look, we're not to point at them. We're to trust in the Lord and do good. Dwell in the land and feed on what? His faithfulness. Delight yourself also in the Lord and he shall give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord. Trust also in him and he shall bring it to pass. Oh, I love that. He shall bring forth your righteousness as the light and your justice as the noonday. Look at this next verse. Rest in the Lord. You just want to fall into his arms. …
… neither be thou envious against workers of iniquity, for they shall soon be cut down like the grass. I came to remind you of one Isaiah who said, no weapon formed against me shall prosper. Oh, yes, there is a word because if God before us, if God before us, if God before us, who I say can be against us, neither death nor life, it is written, neither angels nor principalities, it is written, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, neither height nor depth, or any other living creature can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus. And how do I know? Because In our text today, we find Jesus. Jesus, who amidst oppressive economic and social and political conditions, chooses disciples. We find Jesus. John said it like this, the word became flesh and dwelt among us amidst the oppressive economic and social and political conditions. conditions, we find God in Christ choosing disciples. And they were a ragtag crew. They didn't look as good as Alfred Street. They were a ragtag crew. They were fishermen who couldn't catch any fish. …
Do you not also think, dear Friends, that the fact that we are strangers here should make us treat one another well? And surely, if the worldling knew Christians better, he would treat them better. They are strangers to you, Man, but they are God's strangers! They are royal personages incognito, princes of the blood imperial travelling through this world to their wondrous palaces above! But let us who are fellow pilgrims and strangers help one another all we can. If you are in Switzerland, or up the Rhine, and have got into some difficulty or trouble, if you see an Englishman coming, you feel pretty sure that your fellow countryman will do what he can to help you. It should be so with Christians! We are strangers in this world, so let us aid one another all we can. We are soldiers in an enemy's country, so back to back and shoulder to shoulder let us face the foes that are all around us! Though we are strangers to the world, we are not strangers to God, so let us not be strangers to one another, but let us be of one heart and mind, walking in love, even as Christ loved us and gave Himself for us. Then, next, surely we ought never to envy the lot of sinners. I never grudge horses their corn or the swine their husks and hog-wash. Then why should I envy sinners? I remember David's words, "Fret not yourself because of evildoers, neither be you envious against the workers of iniquity. For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb." When a friend once gave Martin Luther a large sum of money, he stood at the Church door and gave it all away to the poor because, he said, he had made up his mind to have his portion in the next world—and not in this. There is nothing in the sinner's lot, either here or hereafter, that you and I have any cause to envy! And let us never murmur at our own lot— …