Why Doesn’t Evil Get Punished?
March 31, 2021
Question: Why does the guilty one seem to get away with wrongdoing? Ever ask yourself that? There are times when it appears that the real winner is the liar, the cheat, the scoundrel—at least at the onset. Take, for example, the woman who asks the penetrating question about the betrayal of her husband. She writes, "Why isn't he suffering, why is he getting away without any pain. He sinned, he caused the pain and yet I'm the one walking through the fire, and I'm the one carrying around the scars from the burns."
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In a Judean wilderness, David cried out, "O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you, in a dry and weary land where there is no water" (Psalm 63:1). At the time, David was being hunted by Saul, who felt that he was a threat to his kingdom, and at times David became weary in body, wondering if he would ever find peace. No doubt he wondered if he would ever be able to go back home to Bethlehem and sleep without concern for his safety.
March 30, 2021
Someone handed the following to me written by an anonymous hand. It's labeled, "The Toddler's Creed." It reads, "If I want it, it's mine. If I give it to you and change my mind later, it's mine. If I can take it away from you, it's mine. If I had it a little while ago, it's mine. If it's mine, it will never belong to anyone else, no matter what. If we are building something together, all the toys they are mine. If it looks just like mine, it's mine." Any parent who has ever tried to mediate between siblings, both of whom are shouting, "It's mine!" has to smile.
March 29, 2021
A gray-haired woman in her 70s walked down the aisle of a plane, stopped by an empty seat and asked the person sitting next do it, "Excuse me, do you have any grandchildren?" When the very surprised person responded, "Yes, I do!" the woman moved on down the aisle. Asking the same question, the person next to the empty seat stammered, "No, but we wish we did." Sitting down the woman said, "Wonderful! Now I will tell you about mine!"
March 26, 2021
A sign over a mirror in a public school reads, "You are now looking at the most special person in the world." The message is part of a program designed to build self-esteem in children, and there is no questioning the fact that some kids suffer from a lack of self-esteem. At times parents disparage the achievements of their kids—like, "Why can't you do as well in school as your sister?" Or, "You're dumb," or "Get up, you lazy girl." Or, "You'll never amount to anything when you do that sort of thing."
March 25, 2021
"My husband and I have been listening to you for a long time," writes a friend of Guidelines. Omitting the very kind things she wrote, she continues: "We have been ever evolving in our spiritual walk and find ourselves at a painful standstill, not knowing how to proceed."
March 24, 2021
As a child, Florence Chadwick wanted more than anything else to become a great swimmer. At the age of six she persuaded her parents to enter her in a 50-yard race. They did, and she came in last. She practiced every day for a year and then entered the same contest. Again she lost, but this time by not so great a margin. At the age of 11 she entered an endurance competition and completed a 6-mile course—a remarkable feat for her age. As a teenager she competed for a spot on the Olympic team and failed to make the team.
March 23, 2021
When a friend of more than 40 years was felled with a rather severe case of pneumonia and struggled to regain his health, a pastor called and told him that surely he had sin in his life and if he would only confess and forsake his wrongdoing, then God would heal him. It sounds much like some of the advice that good old Job got from his friends, too. But, as they say, with friends as that, who needs enemies?
March 22, 2021
You'll find them online and in book stores— books about the Bible, with a different twist. They all claim to be revealing hidden, secret codes contained in the Bible; and the average person thinks, "Wow! This is great. New revelations which computers have brought to light."
March 19, 2021
The document's final words read, "Gospel of Judas," and the content of the same would lead anyone to conclude that the author is the disciple of Jesus, the one who betrayed Him in the garden for 30 pieces of silver, and then hanged himself in contrition for the dark deed. It seems to be more than a mere coincidence that National Geographic released a special on this manuscript during Holy Week as though it was something just discovered, when, in effect, scholars have known about the document discovered in the sands of Egypt for a long, long time.
March 18, 2021
Should you ever have the opportunity to visit St. Paul's Cathedral in London, you must see the painting done by artist Holman Hunt—one of my favorite religious paintings. The artist pictures Jesus, a lantern in his left hand, knocking on the door of an English cottage. He based his painting on the closing words of a letter to a backslidden church in the city of Laodicea. In this, Jesus said, "I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him, and he with me" (Revelation 3:20). Most evangelical pastors have quoted that verse, suggesting that Jesus stands at the door of your heart and wants to come within, taking up residence in your life. While that is true, the context conveys another thought.
March 17, 2021
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