Good Morning Friends,
“There is something else meaningless that
occurs on earth: righteous men who get what the wicked deserve, and wicked men
who get what the righteous deserve. This too, I say, is meaningless.”
(Ecclesiastes 8:14)
Life is not fair!
Wicked men sometimes prosper. You know people
whose lives are not right before God, but for whom everything in life seems to
go well. They enjoy good health. Their marriage is strong. They have great
kids. Their career continues to move along without a hitch. They are prosperous.
Rarely does something go wrong in their lives. They seem very blessed. It is
not fair. They don’t deserve what they are receiving.
Righteous men sometimes suffer. You know
people whose lives are right before God in every apparent way, yet for whom
everything seems to go wrong. They go from one health problem to another. Their
marriage is rocky, perhaps it has even split up. Their kids have many problems,
some caused by their own behavior and some that just seem to fall on them. They
never seem to get anywhere in their job. They struggle financially. It seems
like problem after problem piles onto their life. They seem to have few
blessings. It is not fair. They deserve something better in life.
Life is not fair! Sometimes the wicked
prosper and the righteous suffer. It’s always been that way, even back to the
days of Solomon.
Consider Job. You won’t find a more righteous
man than Job. He was right with God. He lost all of his possessions. His
children were tragically killed. His wife deserted him. His health was bad. It
was not fair. He deserved better.
Life is not fair! Be patient! Eternity is
ahead. Of course, eternity won’t be fair either. It will be filled with grace
for those who know Christ. We can never deserve all the blessings God has in store
for us there.
His, by Grace,
Steve
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