Don't Get Tripped Up

Ever wonder why good things happen to bad people?

I have.

Ever question God as to why evil people get away with their stuff?

I have.

Ever been angry or bitter because of it?

I have.

Ever ask yourself, “What’s the point of being faithful and doing the right thing?”

I have.

Ever wear yourself out trying to understand these things?

I have.

So I went to God’s Word…

“Truly, you put them on a slippery path and send them sliding over the cliff to destruction.  In an instant they are destroyed, swept away by terrors.  Their present life is only a dream that is gone when they awake.  When you arise, O Lord, you will make them vanish from this life.  Then I realized how bitter I had become, how pained I had been by all I had seen.  I was so foolish and arrogant – I must have seemed like a senseless animal to you.  Yet I still belong to you; you are holding my right hand.  You will keep on guiding me with your counsel, leading me to a glorious destiny.  Whom have I in heaven but you?  I desire you more than anything on earth.  My health may fail, and my spirit may grow weak, but God remains the strength of my heart; he is mine forever.  But those who desert him will perish, for you destroy those who abandon you.  But as for me, how good it is to be near God!  I have made the Sovereign Lord my shelter, and I will tell everyone about the wonderful things you do.”  (Psalm 73:18-28, NLT)

Don’t get tripped up.

Check your heart.

Keep your eyes on the Lord.

Make Him your treasure.

Amen and Amen.