Malachi, Chapter 3, verse 16
16 Then those who fear the LORD spoke with one
another, and the LORD listened attentively; a record book was written before
him of those who fear the LORD and esteem his name.
The
people during the time of the prophet Malachi were perplexed. Why is it that evildoers
prosper and even mock God and escape? The prophet is reassuring those who loved
the Lord that nothing escapes God and if we have Holy fear and love the Lord we
will be taken care of.
Many of the behaviors of evil people lead directly to success; the
biggest liar and manipulator on the sales team will usually be the top salesperson,
for example. The evil person develops skill in seeing how to get the optimal
outcome in every situation, and is willing to take whatever the actions are to
get that most desirable outcome… which is why they so often get there. These
people are NOT being blessed, they are reaping the “rewards” of their evil in
the same way that a child cheating on a test gets a higher score… this is NOT
the work of God, as He NEVER rewards evil.[1]
According to the author Michael H. Brown[2] we are in the midst of a war between the forces of good and evil and right now it may seem that they are winning the battle, but they have already lost the war-the war for our souls; which Christ purchased with his death on the cross. Hallelujah!
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