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Life is Unfair But We are Blessed!
Is this life unfair? Of course it is. I don’t think anyone would question otherwise. But instead of wallowing in the pits of misery we ought to consider and appreciate that there are infinite blessings to be had in this unfair life (Mk. 10:28-30). God gives us the remedy and that is life in His Son, Jesus Christ. Jesus was innocent but yet He suffered and died a cruel death for people who were very much undeserving of love and grace. And therein lies the greatest blessing of this life and the next.
Those of us who are Christians are redeemed only because of what Christ did for us and for everyone. We are the result of an unfair process (Jesus’ death). And, by all means, we should give gratitude and glory to God every day for that. It’s only worth living in this world and putting up with this world if we turn to Jesus. Otherwise, what’s the point? Life will always hurt and life will always be painful and there will be no real good outcome or good thing to look forward to.
But if we look to the Cross of Christ, then it’s worth everything! All things will work together for good to those who love God! Do you believe that? Does your life and the way you are living it show that you are convicted of that statement? God won’t and doesn’t hesitate to freely give us all things (Rom. 8:32; 2 Pet. 1:3-4) just as He did to Adam and Eve in the beginning. That is evidenced by His Son and the life we live in Him (Eph. 1:3-4).
This God who would go to such great lengths to redeem us, to offer us everything, to take us back to the beginning when everything was pure and holy, if He is for us and fights for us, then whom shall we fear (Psa. 27:1; Rom. 8:31)?
Coming to Christ in no way means that we won’t hurt every now and then. There will be deaths, trials and situations we just don’t seem to understand. But these things must draw us closer to the good God wants for us.
As long as sin is in the world these things will happen. As long as the devil is still roaming these things will take place. Does this give us cause for pause in terms of the way we should serve God and serve our brethren? It shouldn’t.
Heaven is answer! Jesus is the answer! The pain and hurt and loss and whatever it may be will only be worth it if we get to Heaven someday. That is the only reason. We supplied the problem but God gives us the fix! He gave us the remedy! There are plenty of blessings to be enjoyed in this unfair life now and even greater blessings to come in the future in the Paradise of God restored. May we all turn to God and obey His pattern for salvation.
