Your clock does not have enough time...
Check out this proverb: "The LORD does not let the righteous go
hungry, but he thwarts the craving of the wicked." (Proverbs 10:3 ESV)
You read that and immediately wonder if such a thing can be true. We've
known, or possibly even now know, a "righteous" person who has been
--or is-- hungry. So, we wonder can this proverb be an accurate representation
of truth.
Likewise, we've all seen some wicked person who seems to be
doing just fine, enjoying life and living it up. We wonder can the second part
be true, too.
Here's the thing...our clock --our way of thinking about
justice and time-- does not have enough hours, nor does our understanding reach
far enough to understand these things in full.
Think about it in this way:
...the righteous will not be hungry forever!
...the wicked will not even be able to pursue their cravings forever!
Beloved, God always has the end in mind, even in the shadows
of our moments that we call a lifetime. A righteous person --a person hidden in
Christ-- will not go hungry, or hurting, or sad, or sick, or confused, or in
pain, or broken forever. Because they are in Christ, all those things will one
day come to an end!
Again, likewise, the wicked simply will not be able to pursue
wickedness forever. Pay day is coming some day.
Do not think that God only considers the truth of Proverbs
10:3 in the length of a lifetime, or of several lifetimes. This truth comes to
us in the balance of eternity. God is going to handle His business!
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