The Equalizer

July 9

I pray that you are so confident in faith in your Heavenly Father that nothing anyone else does, nothing anyone else says, nothing anyone else IS can shake you from your absolute faith in His goodness and mercy or rob you of the joy of the Lord which is your strength (Nehemiah 8:10).

I met with an old friend recently and we were discussing someone who has lived with a debilitating handicap the entirety of her young life (she is ten years old). Though it is anguishing to contemplate her life and the sorrow her parents face daily, the thought came back which the Lord gave to me years ago when I wept before Him saying, "Life isn't fair! YOU aren't fair! Why are some so rich while others are so poor? Why are some so well while others are so sick? Why do some live full lives while others die so young?"

He spoke words into my mind that flooded over the accusation. He said, "Christ is the Equalizer."

He didn't stop there but went on to explain why: "The rich man, without Christ, is impoverished but doesn't recognize his complete lack. The poor man who owns Jesus, possesses eternal treasure. The well man who cannot see his sin-sickness refuses Jesus, its remedy; the sick man who knows the Lord is forever whole. The live man who claims not the Savior is dead in his trespasses and sins while the man who dies in faith in our Savior is alive forevermore."

Those sobering words explain the entirety of man's cry for 'fairness' in life. JESUS makes life 'fair'! Circumstances are ever changing. They can be turned around in the twinkling of an eye. But Jesus is "the same yesterday, today, and forever," Hebrews 13:8. His promises are "yea and amen," II Corinthians 1:20, and the fulfillment of the glorious promise He gives to everyone who trusts in Him is, "...you shall be with Me in paradise," Luke 23:43.

God bless you and fill you with His joy that is your strength, no matter how those around you comport themselves, no matter what they say. Your treasure, your well-being, your life, is rich and full for time and for eternity because you are Christ's and He is yours forever.