God is not fair!

Does it make you mad when it seems God is unfair?  Does it seem that the guy whose sin is very obvious gets away with it?  Why does God let people get away with being mean and unkind to others?  How about the gal who can eat anything she wants and never gains a pound?  Is that fair? 

Jesus told a story of a man who owned a vineyard.  He hired workers in the morning and agreed to pay them a day’s wage.  The same thing happened at noon and again later in the day.  At the end of the day he ordered his foreman to pay all the workers, beginning with those hired last.  They received a day’s full wage.  All the workers received the same pay. 

Those who had worked all day grumbled saying it wasn’t fair because they had worked more than the others and should receive more.  The owner said he had not been unfair because they had agreed to work for the wage.  He said as the owner he had the right to pay them what he wanted.

God doesn’t operate on the merit system.  He deals with us according to His free grace.  “For it is by his grace you are saved, through faith – and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God – not by works, so that no one can boast.” – Ephesians 2:8-9.

God is no respecter of persons and does not show favoritism (Acts 10:34; Colossians 3:35).  It’s a good thing He is not fair.  Your status, race, wealth, or background doesn’t matter to God.  He will save all who call upon Him and will judge all who deny Him.  Before you wish God would be fair remember if He was fair, you would get what you really deserve.  God is just, but merciful.  Instead of giving you what you deserve, He extends His mercy over and over.

We are so blessed, but don’t deserve any of His blessings.  Because of our sins, we deserve judgment and condemnation.  So be very glad God isn’t fair.

When we see others who are blessed more or differently than us, we say that’s unfair.  God knows each of us and He knows what we need.  He doesn’t give us ‘one size fits all’ blessings.  He molds each of us with His personalized care for our good and for His glory.  We need to be thankful for the blessings He give us and for the blessings He gives to others.

God is love and He is not fair, but He is good and just.  It isn’t fair that Jesus endured rejection that should have been ours or that He suffered on the cross on our behalf.  It’s not fair that we received the grace of God.  If He was fair, we would all receive what we’ve earned and deserved – DEATH.

Do you struggle with fairness?

What right do you have to question how and why God uses what He created?

Will you trust God to do whatever is right?

Principle:  God is not fair, but He is always right.

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