Proverbs 24:1

 The book of Proverbs gives us a lot of instruction on a lot of different subjects. One subject that can keep us in God’s wisdom is Godly Follower-ship. Who we follow; where we follow; how we follow are all spoken about in Proverbs. Here is one of them about our desires:

Proverbs 24:1

Do not be envious of evil men, Nor desire to be with them;

This verse may be one of the hardest Proverbs to practice and the easiest to preach. We envy others. If not, God would not have made it one of His top ten commandments: Thou shalt not covet. Aspah, the Psalmist, wrote about it in Pslam 73. Simon the sorcerer, when he saw the Spirit of God move in the midst of the church, was desirous of the Spirit (Acts 8:18). We all have moments of envy - where we desire something we can't have that others have obtained or achieved. It is an evil thing in our dark, dark hearts. However, there is reprieve avalable. Through Christ we have relief. We don't have to desire to be with evil men when we see their outcome (See Aspah's conclusion in Pslam 73:17ff). Evil men will be destroyed. Evil men, who enjoy life's pleasures today, will pay in the later end. God's timing is never fast or without patients. God will return to evil men the evil they have protrayed. However, until then we tend to envy their accomplishments, talents, treasures and/or possessions. Do not be envious of them. They will be paid for their evil eventually. If you crave the evil you must also endure the payment.