Awaiting for This to Perish

Scripture:
The hope of the righteous is joy,
but the expectation of the wicked will perish.
Proverbs 10:28

Observation: The proverbs offer several point/counterpoint observations between the ways of the righteous and the wicked. In this one, the difference is in how their goals will be perceived by others, taken up, and thus propagate and survive. The hopes of righteous people bring joy, and thus others will enjoy them as well. However, the goals and work - expectations - of the wicked do not bring joy, and once the wicked are no longer there to advance the idea, no one will take up the work. They will perish.

Application: I can only hope this is true. We are surrounded by a culture where the "expectations of the wicked" have momentum from the sheer number of wicked who exist. The ideas they advance are destroying the lives of young people, undermining the hope of generations, damaging minds and emotions, tearing apart families, dividing entire communities, and causing harm physically, emotionally, and mentally to millions.

Yes, we pray for it to end. However, we absolutely pray for this proverb to be true ... for these goals and expectations, created by wicked people who are opposed to the Lord and deny his love, to perish along with the wicked that is establishing them.

Prayer: Lord, may your word be fulfilled, if not immediately, then as time passes and those advancing the wickedness of this era pass away. May the wickedness of this dark time perish. Amen.