DAD'S RAMBLINGS -- WHERE IS THE JUSTICE

DAD'S RAMBLINGS – WHERE IS THE JUSTICE?

" 'Can anyone teach God knowledge, since He judges those on high?' " (Job 21:22).

Job acknowledged when he looked at things from a human perspective, the wicked succeed. " 'Why do the wicked become old, yes, become mighty in power? ' "(vs. 7).

Their herds produce prolifically (vs. 10). They seem to have a happy life (vss. 11-12). Yet, they do not have any desire for God. (vs. 14). One person dies strong after a life of ease, with pails full of milk, while another dies in bitterness (vss. 23-25).

Where is the justice? Job's answer is that God knows and He will judge accordingly, not on how things look here on earth. He knows the way of the righteous but the way of the ungodly shall perish (Psalm 1:6).

This is Job's testimony – that God will judge rightly. In the face of the miserable friends who say that Job's troubles are because he has sinned, Job is willing to let the testimony of his righteous life stand before God. He is convinced that God knows, and will judge righteously.

We can be sure that God keeps good records. While it may seem that the ungodly prosper while the righteous suffer, we can know that God's ledger is accurate, and someday the books will be opened for all to see. We hear a lot about redacted evidence. When a government paper is released, they blot out everything they do not want anyone to see, perhaps because of privacy, or perhaps because of national security. On that day, when the books are opened, nothing will be redacted or expunged, except that which is covered by the blood of Christ.

God knows your works of faith. "For God is not unjust to forget your work and labor of love which you have shown toward His name, in that you have ministered to the saints, and do minister" (Hebrews 6:10). And He will reward accordingly.

Love, Dad