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 pain the
righteous endure develops their character and conforms them to the likeness of
Jesus.
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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