Jr High | What About Them? (Psalm 37: 1-11) | Collin Warner

Main message: David, in Psalm 37 (especially vv.1–11), confronts the common struggle of seeing wicked people prosper and tells believers not to fret or envy them but to trust God, do good, and keep an eternal perspective because the wicked’s success is temporary and God will bring justice while the righteous will inherit blessing and peace.

Key points:

• Don’t obsess over “what about them?” — the prosperity of evildoers is temporary; they will be cut down and judged.
• Examine your own life instead: trust the Lord, do good, commit your way to Him, and wait patiently.
• Practical ways to keep focused on God: trust Him as refuge, feed on His faithfulness (remember His past acts and promises), and delight in Him.
• Envying the wicked tempts you to desire their outcomes; pursue the fear of the Lord instead.
• Maintain an eternal perspective: God’s judgment is real and imminent, and the righteous will inherit the earth and enjoy abundance of peace; salvation through Christ is the way to that hope.

Scriptures mentioned: Psalm 37 (vv.1–11, v.25), Psalm 1:5, Psalm 73 (passage and v.17), Psalm 62:8, Proverbs 23:17, James 1:17, 1 Thessalonians 5:24, 2 Peter 3:9, Matthew 13:41–42, Matthew 5:5