Unjust Judges and Unrighteous Preachers

"Furthermore, I have seen under the sun that in the place of justice there is wickedness and in the place of righteousness there is wickedness.

I said to myself, “God will judge both the righteous man and the wicked man,” for a time for every matter and for every deed is there."

What can be said?

We live in a world where the places where we should feel most safe have become most suspect.

Confidence in the government is at an all-time low in our nation. We are more like Rome than ever in that the wheels of justice and administration seem to be greased by money as opposed to virtue. It’s like finding a statesmen in a politician stack. Few and far between is the lawmaker who lives within the law of God or man.

Even in houses of worship, it is hard to find one who is the same in private as they are in public. If Ezekiel’s vision were to come true today, would the angels still begin at the Temple, their slaughtering weapon in their hand? Mercy, Lord. Where we should find the greatest safety we do not, and some fear the harm that may befall them even in the house of God. Fearing they may be the fleece that is fleeced.  

We can identify with The Preacher. He is cries out like a prophet, “Where is just judgment? Where is true righteousness?”

God will judge the righteous and the wicked. It is a comfort for the righteous, a clarion call to the wicked. Hold fast, you righteous. Act fast, you wicked. We must all stand before the judgment seat of Christ, and in that day, we will have only Christ to stand upon.

Hold out hope, for the hope that Solomon could not have known, that in due time Christ the Righteous Judge will come to hold account the quick and the dead. This is not a message of fear, but of hope. Maranatha, come Lord Jesus.

Until then, let us be the change we long to see in the world.

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Two days after this blog was posted, this hit the news:

http://fox4kc.com/2014/06/24/former-it-director-of-warrensburg-school-district-charged-with-sex-crimes-against-girl/