... the text for May 16, 2020

The wicked will be no more. - Ps. 37:10

This is such a thrilling prospect. We see so much pain and suffering brought about by wicked people.

Consider too Ps. 37:11:

The righteous will possess the earth, and they will live forever on it.

This is a promise from Jehovah. Why would you want to go to heaven? I don't. I want to breathe the air, drink the pure water, eat fruit that hasn't been enhanced with chemicals.

Those two verses above were fulfilled in a small way with the Israelites. The people in 607 BCE had turned away from Jehovah and pure worship. So, He allowed Babylon to administer punishment and so they did, killing many, deestroying the city and its grand temple of Jehovah and exiled many. So, the "wicked were no more".

Jehovah inspired prophecies of a 70 span of time until the Israelites would return to Jerusalem. (Dan. 9:24-27). That gave those Israelites who were righteous servants of Jehovah hope. And that came true in  537 BCE when Babylon was overthrown.

Today, we are nearly nose-deep to the fulfillment of both of the scriptures in today's text. It's hard to imagine there being NO wicked people around, we see so much of it today. I will be awed beyond measure! And to hear and see again (Isa. 35:5) keep me enduring the current period of deafness and deteriorating vision.

Please work hard to maintain a righteous standing before our grand Father, Jehovah.

Stay safe!