FROM THE PULPIT      
  Weekly Religious Article
  Edward Proffitt, Th.D.

  IT,S GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT
   "sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily" Ecclesiastes 8:11
                                           Edward Proffitt, Th.D.

  A few years back there was an Amtrack crash that occurred in Maryland. 
In that accident, the Amtrak engineer was smoking marijuana and drinking. 
as a result, he allowed his passenger train to collide with a freight train. In the 
collision many people were either seriously injured or killed. The engineer 
served 5 years and set free. In Kentucky, a drunk driver hit a church activity 
bus head on. the fuel tank ruptured. 27 mostly teenagers,, were burned to death. 
The drunk driver served nine years and was set free.

These are horrible incidents. And in each case it seems like the innocent suffered 
the greater trial. But life is like that sometimes. There are times it seems trouble 
comes to those who ought to be enjoying life. That is the problem the writer of 
Ecclesiastes is dealing with.  Even thou we see injustice to people we don't think 
it should. And even though some of you may be in that dilemma right now, I want 
to tell you and show you from God's Word EVERTINGS GONNA BE ALLRIGHT. 
No matter how it looks now, everything's gonna be all right. Let's look into the Bible 
to answer that.

FIRST. LET'S LOOK AT THE PROBLEM THAT BOTHERS US. That problem is 
age old, (WHY DO RIGHTOUS SUFFER WHILE THE WICDKED PROSPER). 
The bible tells us that, "A sinner does evils a100 times and his days be prolonged"
(Ecclesiastes 8:12). That is the problem the Ecclesiastic Preacher experienced, "there are just men to whom happens according to the work of the wicked" (v14). That question, the righteous suffer and wicked prosper is dealt with many times in the bible, it is the focus of the book of JOB. Job's friends concluded that the righteous do not suffer. Their conclusion: Job's trials were the result of Job's sin.

Many people still have that opinion, that suffering is because of sin. In fact that 
serving God brings exemption from trials, has caused many suffering saints to 
become disillusioned to the point of quit serving the Lord. But let me make it clear; 
serving the Lord does bring with it many benefits, If you are saved, you are 
shareholder of a whole list of benefits, just a few: Salvation, forgiveness of sin, 
home in heaven, presence of God, promise of His help, provision, etc. However 
most of God's benefits are spiritual in nature and most of our trials happen in the 
physical realm. That is why we so often have problem's accepting things that come 
our way.

And if we aren't careful, when trials begin to multiply, we can come to the same 
conclusion of the Ecclesiastic preacher, "Vanity of vanities...all is vanity" 
(Ecclesiastes 1:2). If we aren't careful we could come to think that all of life, even 
the reward of living for God are a waste of time.

SECOND. NOW LETS THING UPON THE PROMISE THAT BLESSES US. The 
Ecclesiastical preacher goes on to tell us some good stuff. He says even thou the 
wicked seem to prosper and the righteous seems burdened, but he says things will 
eventually work out for those who love the Lord. Troubles hit us like a ton of bricks. 
They knock us down, causing us injury. But God can bring great gain into our lives 
through burdens and trials. That is why I can tell you that EVERYTHINGS GONNA 
BE ALL RIGHT.

It may look bad right now, but in the end things are going to work out for:
***We can be sure of Romans 8:28 (READ).
***We can be sure of 2 Corinthians 4:17 (READ).
***We can be sure of Jeremiah 29:11 (READ).
In closing let me ask a question. If you are having trials, where are they leading you? Are you allowing God with faith, believing that: 
EVERYTHINGS GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT? It is biblical and it will be ALRIGHT!

 

 

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