“Do not fret because of evildoers or be envious of the wicked, for the evildoer has no future hope, and the lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out.” (Proverbs 24: 19-20, NIV)
When it seems that evil and the servants of evil have gotten the upper hand, the word of God reminds us to “not fret” because “the evildoer has no future hope.”
The resistance of evil can be wearying to the spirit because there never seems to be an end to it. Evil seems to be everywhere and in everything; and its agents seem to thwart even the smallest grace.
Even so, remain faithful to the word of God and to the leading of the spirit of God. There is no future in the practice of wickedness; and there is no hope for the agents of evil. The extent to which we are able to confront evil without becoming like it; and to resist evil without losing heart, is a measure of our faith. – Luther
