Good Morning Friends,
“You are always righteous, O LORD, when I bring a case before you. Yet I would speak with you about your justice: Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all the faithless live at ease? You have planted them, and they have taken root; they grow and bear fruit. You are always on their lips but far from their hearts.” (Jeremiah 12:1-2)
Jeremiah’s question was an honest one. Why do the wicked prosper? Where is the justice in that? Like Jeremiah, you and I have seen the righteous go through great pain and suffering. And, like Jeremiah, we have seen the wicked be successful beyond their wildest dreams. How can the lives of those who do not follow God be so comfortable?
If I can paraphrase the answer God gave to Jeremiah’s question, it would be this: “Trust Me, I know what I’m doing.”
The pain the righteous endure is making them stronger, enabling them to endure what lies ahead in life.
The comfort that the wicked enjoy is but temporary. Justice awaits, it will come in its due time.
Trusting God is what it boils down to.
His, by Grace,
Steve
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