Copyright 2015 J. Neely
Psalm 37:37
37 Mark [shamar] the
perfect [tam] man,
and behold [ra'ah] the
upright [yashar]: for
the end ['achariyth] of
that man ['iysh] is
peace [shalowm]. KJV-Interlinear
37 Mark the blameless and behold the
upright, for there is a future for the man of peace. ESV
The word mark,
means to observe, or to take notice. While in the previous verses the Psalm has
been examining those who are wicked and prosperous, now the Psalm turns to the
righteous man and examines his life for a comparison.
What is being
compared or examined, is the entire life or course of life, for each of these
categories of people, namely wicked versus righteous.
The term wicked,
describes the individual who does not have a spiritual life, or who does not
function in the spiritual life, and consequently has no productive spiritual
life.
The terms of
blameless and upright, refer to the spiritually mature believer. Remember we
are examining the entire life of the believer, so this refers to the individual
who has studied and learned and grown up in their spiritual life, and has
advanced to maturity.
The reference to,
the man of peace, is an attribute of maturity.
So there is a huge
contrast between the wicked, or the non-spiritually active person, as opposed
to the consistently spiritually active person.
The wicked can
live and function in this life, and even have a prosperous and successful life,
as far as the terms of the world go. That is possible because the laws of
divine establishment, were put in place for all people regardless of whether
they are Christian or not. Economics applies to everyone.
But at the end of
their life, the question is, what do they really have. And of course we already
know that the wicked person, when it comes to the end of their life, has
nothing.
The spiritually
mature person, may or may not have worldly possessions or prosperity, but the
real assets of life, are in the soul. And Bible doctrine has greater value than
anything in this world, even if you accumulated everything in the world
throughout history.
The real
possession or treasure of value, is Bible doctrine. And when you have learned
it, and understood it, and utilize it throughout your life, then you have
assimilated doctrine into your soul, and it becomes a part of your very
essence. Also, Bible doctrine is permanent and eternal.
In this life you
can’t measure its value, or is quantity. But when eternity comes around, and
when you face Jesus Christ, at the Judgment Seat of Christ, for your evaluation,
then the rewards handed out will be the perfect measure of the value of the
doctrine contained within the soul of the spiritually mature believer.
And that value is
infinite.
You cannot say that
about anything in this world.
These
studies are a part of the massive daily study web site at DailyBibeStudy.Org,
and are written, so that you can come to Christ if you have not done so
already, and therefore not be lost forever.
And
if you have already believed in Christ, then these studies are written so you
can learn and understand and grow in your spiritual life, so that you can come
to the full knowledge of Christ, so that you can fulfill your meaning and
purpose in life as God intended for you, and so you can qualify for a
phenomenal eternal reward which you will have forever. To ignore this opportunity to pursue a daily
study means you will be incomplete, unfulfilled and you will lose out, big
time.
The
Daily Bible Study is online, making it possible as never before in all of human
history, to advance in ones relationship with God, through Christ, and to
complete yourself beyond your imagination.
But
you have to decide to make that commitment.
No one else can study for you.
You have to do that yourself.
