The wicked may lie in wait for blood (Proverbs 12:6), but in the end it is they who are slaughtered. When they are cast down by the just and powerful hand of the Lord, they rise no more. But the righteous stand, and what they build with their lives stands as well. They and their works last forever, enduring the final devastating fire at Christ’s glorious return (2 Peter 3:10–12; 1 Corinthians 3:10–15), and all shocks and stormy tests prior to that great day. This enduring quality is found only in lives which are built by vital faith and obedience on the rock of Christ (Luke 6:46–49).
7 The wicked are overthrown and are no more, but the house of the righteous will stand.