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 spiritua...