Psalm 37 In Times of Disaster.

Psalm 37 What it means to me.

"Better the little that the righteous have

than the wealth of many wicked;

for the power of the wicked will be broken,

but the Lord upholds the righteous."  Verses 16, 17

The Lord tells us here that it is better to be poor and a good person than have all the toys, bells and whistles and be a bad person. It is easier also to stay with God when we are poor, for we learn to depend on God to help us. When David and Solomon became kings with money galore, they left God and did great evil. God knows better than all of us how much better poverty is than riches.

"The blameless spend their days under the Lord’s care,

and their inheritance will endure forever.

In times of disaster they will not wither;

in days of famine they will enjoy plenty."

"But the wicked will perish:

Though the Lord’s enemies are like the flowers of the field,

they will be consumed, they will go up in smoke."  Verses 18-20

God promises us he will be with us through disaster and famine. Seeing how the world is falling apart right now through tsunamis, drought, and earthquakes we need this promise. 

"Though the fig tree should not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines, the produce of the olive fail and the fields yield no food, the flock be cut off from the fold and there be no herd in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the LORD; I will take joy in the God of my salvation."  

Habakkuk 3:17, 18

No matter what happens in the future, we can rejoice in our eternal salvation. We can look at life through an eternal perspective instead of a temporal one and not be afraid.