Have you ever been in the same place with unbelievers, doing the same job and working your best and they are prospering more than you? This might have even led you to question whether God is on your side or not.

Naturally, the heart faints and begins to fret. The devil may even begin to use your spouse or family member to pressure you into thinking that God is partial. They may say, why are you not prospering despite being on God’s side, and those living carelessly are prospering?

God’s word says that even though evildoers are prospering, you can not envy them because they will soon be cut off. The Bible says that the prosperity of a fool shall destroy them (Proverbs 1:32).

Why then should you worry or envy them, when their end is destruction? David further said, I have seen the wicked in great power, And spreading himself like a green bay tree. Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: Yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.

There are so many things that cause the human heart to worry. Some of them could be personal and family needs. Parents who need to provide for their kids as the new school year begins may have one or two things to think about.

No doubt the soaring prices of food, groceries, and energy bill is worrisome for many folks. But the Lord in the Beatitude charges us who believes not to worry or be afraid of the circumstances surrounding our lives.

Since by worrying we can solve no problems, and worrying is harmful to our health. Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature?

One of satan’s biggest devices is to try and spoil the believer’s joy. He wants you to be all sad and gloomy, so he goes out there to try and bring about some evil events to steal your joy and rob you of your peace. No wonder the Bible calls him a thief whose primary ministry is to steal, kill, and destroy – thank God for Jesus who came so that you may have abundant life and joy. Amen (John 10:10).

Since we have Christ as our true and only source of Joy, we can boldly claim the joy of the Lord as our strength. Our joy is not dependent on anything man or flesh may give but on the Lord Jesus Christ.

No matter what you are going through, you can be confident in the fact that God is to turn your mourning into dancing and weeping into Joy. Praise the Lord! (Isaiah 61:3).

In our text and reading of the day, we saw the joy that resulted in the hearts of the Jews when God turned the plot of their enemy over and delivered them. Rather than being wiped off, God turned what could have been a scene of slaughter into an arena of unspeakable joy and celebration.

When God decides to leave a man alone, the end of such a person is worst than the beginning. That person would continue to live in regrets and wish he had not violated God’s precept.

Even though God has promised never to leave nor forsake you, you also must be very careful not to go against His will. Sin will only turn his face away from you so that He will not hear you when you cry to Him for help. Do your best always to stay within the confines of God’s will for your life.

Consider Samson in the book of Judges 16, when he continued to live carelessly in sin, the spirit of God left him. He lost his anointing and ended up becoming an entertainment to his enemies. The later end of Samson was worse, he died in the camp of his enemies. May God not withdraw His grace and mercy from your life in Jesus’ name.

The Christian is not like any other person, he has been bought with a price – now his life no longer belongs to him but to Christ. Apostle Paul showed us what this life truly means in Galatians 2:20:

I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.

All these means that you are now to live for the glory of Christ. Not even for yourself but everything for Christ. Our salvation cost so much, this new life we have received is not cheap, therefore we are to live godly and righteousness in this world.