Cut Down

“Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.” (Psalm 37:1)

A woman reported she received a mail-in voter ballot for her cat that died twelve years earlier. Mail-in ballots are also sent to people who are not citizens or who are deceased. Such news is disturbing, but more disturbing is the fact that many people mail fraudulent ballots, casting votes. Such actions are unfair because we live in a broken society; a society that can cause one to fret.

Fretting is a worrisome state of mind, one that temporarily calculates without God in the equation of the situation. As David penned these words, he wrote with a keen knowledge of the works of evildoers. Though his brothers treated him unfairly as a teenager and King Saul looked to kill him because he was jealous of his accomplishments, David could write with confidence to not worry about things that cause disturbance. He said to not fret or be jealous of such evildoers. He was confident that those who devise wicked plans in their hearts, carry those plans out, and seem to prosper regardless of the evil, would one day receive recompense. David said, “Fret not.”

What is it that you are fretting about today, that thing that has caused a disturbance in your state of mind, in your soul? Fretting will not only consume your thoughts but could affect you physically as well. David writes that we should trust in the Lord, wait patiently for Him to act (vs. 7), and not succumb to anger or retaliation (vs. 8). All evildoers will one day be “cut down like grass” (vs. 2). Evildoers think they are getting away with their evil schemes, but the Lord laughs at them because He knows their day is coming (vs. 12). There will be a day of reckoning.

Do I fret about fraudulent ballots? I am concerned, but I don’t I fret. Why? I have experienced miracles performed by our Great God as He has carried my family through life’s difficulties on every scale. All of life and every issue we face is in God’s hands, even unfair cast ballots. Do I believe God can miraculously change the ballots? Absolutely! My God who has proved to be a miracle working One, can certainly change the outcome of voter fraud if He chooses. With all the unrest and uncertainty in our country, rest in God, wait patiently for Him to act. His timing is always right. Evildoers will not get away with their evil schemes. There is a day of accountability. Those who do evil will be cut down like grass—unless they repent and get right with God.