Tuesday; July 15
Will the good guys win all the time? Growing up in a time when many people
believed that good would eventually triumph over evil, it was tough to watch when
the bad guys seemed to gain an upper hand.
Things didn’t always go our way and, often, it appeared that the good
guys paid the price. We would offer
ourselves a sense of hope or consolation, but in the quietness, we might ask
“Why?” or even wonder, “Is it worth it?”.
I don’t want to dismiss anyone’s struggles, but I wonder if we have
missed the promises made to us. Take,
for example, Psalm 5:11-12, “But let all who take refuge in You be
glad, let them
ever sing for joy; and may You shelter them, that those who love
Your name may exult in You. For it is
You who blesses the righteous man, O Lord, You surround him with
favor as with a shield.”. On the surface
it appears that God’s people should always come out ahead, yet is the promise carnal
or spiritual? There is no doubting that
God and godliness will produce something special; but that doesn’t always mean
that it will be easy sledding. We will
be blessed by being faithful, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that we will
live healthy and wealthy in this life – our joy may not become complete until
the end of our lives on earth and our eternity continues in heaven.
Let’s hold out hope that good things can and will accompany us in the here and now, but let’s also hang on to the ultimate truth that even if things don’t go our way here, God hasn’t rejected us. When viewed through the lens of eternity, life on earth is manageable – even when things aren’t easy.
Think About It!