Read Proverbs 26:10

Read Proverbs 26:10  There are many things in this world that seem to be unfair.  We look around and see people who are suffering.  That doesn't seem fair.  We see children that are mistreated by selfish parents.  That doesn't seem fair either.  We see angry people who take advantage of weaker people.  Again, that doesn't seem fair.  Our verse is dealing with big questions.  Is God powerful?  Is God fair?  We may ask, why doesn't God do something about the unfairness that is in the world.  These questions are pointing to different characteristics of our Great God.  Oh yes, God is fair and will punish evil.  But God is also loving and forgiving and is giving us time to repent of our sins.  God made Adam and Eve perfect and innocent and wanted them to enjoy God's friendship.  But They decided to follow Satan's lies.  They disobeyed and rebelled against God.  Sin entered into the world.  Death and disease and wickedness came along with sin.  All of Adam's children were born with this sin nature.  Evil began to take over God's once perfect world.  But God already had a plan to rescue mankind.  God sent His perfect Son, Jesus Christ, to pay for our sins.  Jesus' death of the cross would make everything right that Adam's sin had destroyed.  The Great God had a plan to make everything right again.  God hates sin, and God wants us to be free from sin and to live with Him in heaven's perfectness forever.  But we have the choice to make to follow God or continue in our rebellion against Him.  While God is giving us time to change our evil ways, we are continuing to do bad things.  He loves us and is watching and waiting.  When our life is over, God will reward us for the lives that we have lived.  If we have done evil, He will punish the evil with separation from Him forever.  But if we have trusted in Jesus Christ and accepted His payment for our sins, God will reward us for our decision.  What a wonderful gift God has given us!  God has provided forgiveness through Jesus.  The Great God will give the fool and the sinner what they deserve.  But if we have trusted Jesus as our Savior, He will give us heaven.  What a wonderful exchange! Jesus takes our sins and gives us His eternal life!  Let's sing that song, He Paid a Debt He Did not Owe.