Thoughts for the day - 3/8/18

Again I saw that under the sun the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor bread to the wise, nor riches to the intelligent, nor favor to those with knowledge, but time and chance happen to them all.
Ecclesiastes 9:11 ESV

Solomon, credited by Jesus Himself for his wisdom, tells us clearly that sometimes things just are not fair! Perhaps you are the hardest worker at work, yet are hardly noticed. Perhaps, you are without a doubt, more intelligent than others in your class, yet struggle to keep up. You have a great grasp on finances, yet there is nothing in the bank account. The list is endless and it's really just not fair.

The problems are known and they have not changed. There is time and chance that "randomizes results", but more often than not, there is often a skew in this world that offers rewards for qualities that may not be "fair". Someone is better looking, tells better jokes, knows the right person or simply knows how to "rig" the system. This is not new.

What has been will be again,
what has been done will be done again;
there is nothing new under the sun.

It is so easy to fall into the trap of playing the game then to "level the playing field" and participating in the same manner you find so objectionable. And to what end? For a few trinkets or accolades!

Be the scale that is calibrated by our Lord, let your standards be set by the Father and not this world, There is no useful measurement derived from a crooked ruler, why use it on yourself?

For he has set a day when he will judge the world with justice.

Many Blessings.

Craig