All Will Be Made Right

I'm sure we've all questioned the fairness of life. We look at people that comes across as jerks, yet they capture the public's eye, receiving special favors and benefits you'll never see. We struggle with our own morals as others coast through life while you have to sweat for every dollar earned just to break even each week. We watch the television and see groups casting fear upon others because they want every bit of power and control over the people. Tolerance is a broken sign hanging at the entrance, but those within consider it a joke.

We see all of these things and it blows our minds. Every fiber within us says that we should be following God's Word, putting His law into effect in our lives, and demonstrating His example to the part of the world He's placed in our lives; But when every step in your life feels like wading through drying cement, you begin to wonder, why are the scales so imbalanced? Why do the people with no morals, no thought of the well being of others, seem to have so many opportunities thrown their way?

The reason for all of this is quite simple. We, the followers of Christ, are foreigners in this world. Even though God created it, sin came in and took over. The door was opened and the floodgates lost all control, drowning every bit of God's creation in sin and doubt. Mankind started to question the role and even the existence of God and the world we live in today reflects that in every sense. God's world has been turned upside down. Fear and destruction rule the day and so we must fight for each and every moment to stand out from the crowd and be the example Christ wants us to be.

This world in our current state is not our home. There is a day that is coming where evil will be destroyed. We will be reborn and the world will be restored back to God's original intention. A day is coming where fear will be forgotten, where we won't struggle to survive, but thrive in the open love so freely given to us by our Savior. On that day, the faithful followers will celebrate with our Lord. We will be free to worship without fear of persecution. We will no longer be mocked for our trust in Christ. Freely we will step outdoors and proclaim that Christ is Lord over all of creation. What a day that will be! What a future we can live for today!

- Thoughts from Psalm 58

encounter: When life seems the most unfair, how do you cope with the injustice? Where do you turn to when the world seems so upside down from GOD's intention?