“But as for me, my feet had almost
slipped; I had nearly lost my foothold. For I envied the arrogant when I saw the
prosperity of the wicked.”
“When I tried to understand all
this, it was oppressive to me till I entered the sanctuary of God; then I
understood their final destination.”
It is very likely that someone has
told you before that, “Life isn’t fair.” Things happen to use that we feel we
don’t deserve. Though we are following God, it still seems like those who aren’t
have easier lives than we do. It is when we begin to envy those with earthly
ease and wealth, however, that we begin to stumble. Christ tells His disciples
in John 16:33, “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace.
In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”
If we are following God, we will be in direct opposition to the things of this
world, and it will bring us hardship. However, we have God-given peace that we
will be taken care of –that God is in control and has control of everything.
Though, “life isn’t fair,” we have eternity in the presence of God to look
toward. But the prosperity of the wicked will not last.
