The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Jeremiah 12:1-4, “Righteous are You, O LORD, that I would plead my case with You; Indeed I would discuss matters of justice with You: Why has the way of the wicked prospered? Why are all those who deal in treachery at ease?
2 You have planted them, they have also taken root; they grow, they have even produced fruit. You are near to their lips, but far from their mind.
3 But You know me, O LORD; You see me; and You examine my heart’s attitude toward You. Drag them off like sheep for the slaughter and set them apart for a day of carnage!
4 How long is the land to mourn and the vegetation of the countryside to wither? For the wickedness of those who dwell in it, animals and birds have been snatched away, because men have said, ‘He will not see our latter ending.’”

If you’re ever inclined to believe that the times in which we live are unique, you haven’t read carefully the history of the past. Solomon was right when he said, “So there is nothing new under the sun” (Eccl. 1:9). Where men in the past used swords, men of our times use weapons that are even more fearsome.

“Let’s talk about justice,” Jeremiah says.“Why has the way of the wicked prospered? Why are all those who deal in treachery at ease?” Personally, I’ve asked the LORD about things like that in the past. It’s like two schoolboys pleading their case with the Teacher: “How come Billy gets to do it when I cannot?” Where is justice?

The passage above seems to excuse the offender; still, there is no injustice with the LORD! He will adjudicate everything fully and fairly in His time. He is not fooled by man’s devices. It will all come out in fairness in the end. “…the way of the wicked will perish” (Psa. 1:6b).

The conclusion speaks to both the just and the unjust. The unjust thinks he will escape the judgment of Almighty God. The just wonders if any justice will come from God. Yet, we may be certain that the Ruler who assesses all things will be just. We would all do well to live so as not to have to face Him in Court with unconfessed sin.

Heartily in Christ Jesus,

(Dado III)

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.
Springdale, Arkansas 72764
United States of America

“We never know that Christ is all we need until He becomes all that we have.” – Corrie ten Boom