Have you ever felt like people who do nefarious things always have enough or more than enough money, opportunity, authority? Have you ever tried to understand, why the word of God says those who pursue wisdom will prosper, but the wise don’t seem to be leading the way, the wicked are?

I love how real and raw the Bible is. It is does not cover up people’s mistakes, it does not tip toe around who people really are, it is not a politically correct book. It uses words like fool, wicked, evil, and that is describing people. It speaks of even Jesus calling the religious leaders a brood of vipers, white washed tombs and open graves. No mincing of words in the Bible that is for sure.

I was reading Psalm 73 this morning and the Psalmist is grappling with how the wicked can prosper when the Torah is so clear they are to be cursed not blessed. “Behold, these are the wicked; always at ease, they increase in riches. All in vain have I kept my heart clean and washed my hands in innocence.” This may be too raw of truth for you, but the Psalmist is pouring out his heart to God saying, I keep your word, they don’t but their blessed and I don’t understand.

I love how real we can be with God with our thoughts, our questions, our I just don’t understand God comments. But I also love how God answers. The Psalmist goes on to say, “But when I thought how to understand this, it seemed to me a wearisome task, until I went into the sanctuary of God; then I discerned their end.” God revealed His holiness in the sanctuary and it brought all those questions into context.

Friends, God is holy, He does not change. No matter what we see and how we perceive it, God has not changed. The wages of sin is still death, the gift of God is still eternal life and as we go into the sanctuary of God today, this is just one of the many reasons to thank God that He saved us. But remember, He does not delight in the death of anyone, so our job is to access glory and then go out and tell His story, because honestly, we were wicked once before and apart from Jesus we cannot be called righteous. I thank God!