Many Kings Fail
Read Jeremiah 1-17
Reflection: Why do the Wicked Prosper?
- What situation has caused you to wonder why the wicked prosper?
- When you’re tempted to question God’s actions, what steps can you take to remember his wisdom?
- What assurances do you have that God will render his justice one day?
Lately it seems that the
prosperity of the wicked is more and more short lived on earth. With today’s twenty-four
hour news cycle we very quickly hear about those who swindle the poor out of
their hard earned savings, sell drugs to those who are most vulnerable and
shoot maim and kill innocent children. I rarely watch the news anymore because it
is so disheartening. I saw a story on the news last night about the Taliban hunting down a fourteen year old Pakistani girl on the bus and shooting her in
the head because she desires that she and her female peers receive an
education. These people will be brought to justice. When I do see these people,
flying in their private jets, living an opulent lifestyle on the backs of
others, I simply think about my father’s riches in Heaven. When I see the
wicked prosper, I know that what they consider prosperity is not why we are
here. I don’t become envious, or desirous of what they have because I know that
if they are wicked, their wickedness will be revealed and God will deal with deal
with them accordingly. I am always amazed by things that I thought would destroy
me, and that were meant for my
destruction by others were turned into a blessing. And those who sought to
prosper from my suffering lost everything. That is why I know God is the only
Justice in the world. He’s over every State, Federal, District and Circuit
court. When I see the wicked prosper, I just sit back and watch God go to work,
in my life and theirs. Just when they think they have reached the pinnacle of
success, God reminds them that He is still the giver of all prosperity and if
you soul is not alright it doesn't matter how many things you have, how big
your house is, how much money you have in the bank, where your kids go to
school or what kind of car you drive. THESE THINGS DO NOT EQUAL PROSPERITY. You see, for me prosperity is in the eye of
the beholder. What the world sees as prosperity may be a mask for the strife and
turmoil that is going on in that person’s soul. I don’t believe that the wicked
can prosper. They may give that appearance, for a while. But eventually, no
crime, wicked thought or deed will go unpunished. God said so in Luke 18:7-8 “And
will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out to him
day and night? Will he keep putting them off? 8 I tell you, he will
see that they get justice, and quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will
he find faith on the earth?” So I don’t worry about the prosperity of others,
nor their justice because I know that God’s got it.
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