Don’t Envy The Wicked
Have you ever questioned, “Why do the wicked prosper?” We tend to look at the prosperity of those in the world and question whether being a Christian is truly worth it. Many who do not believe in Jesus seem to have terrific lives and appear to have everything they desire while I struggle and suffer as a faithful child of God. Does God not bless the faithful? There are people in the Bible who God blessed with great wealth, but they still suffered tremendously. For example, consider the man Job. His three friends, Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar, insisted that Job lost all his material wealth, his ten children, and his physical health because he was a wicked sinner. They supposed that Job had sinned, and if he would repent, God would restore his well-being. But that was not the case, Job’s losses were the result of his goodness; he was God’s faithful servant. God permitted Job’s suffering because He was proud of him and knew Job could maintain his integrity (Job 13.15).
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