Ezekiel 18:29
“And yet Israel keeps on whining, ‘That’s not fair! God’s not fair.’ ‘I’m not fair, Israel? You’re the ones who aren’t fair.’”
“And yet the people of Israel keep saying, ‘The Lord isn’t doing what’s right!’ O people of Israel, it is you who are not doing what’s right, not I.”
Fairness presupposes a plumb line to measure by. Whiners accuse God of lacking tolerance. They use their own plumb line to define tolerance while castigating God for having his own point of reference. Citizens of developed secure civilizations have free time to whine. Those living on the edge know whining is useless because life isn’t fair. It just happens. That is where God stands and waits for us, offering his hand to comfort and guide.
Lord, thank you for meeting me on life’s road. You have caught me so many times when reeling from life’s happenings. Please continue to catch and protect me. May I ever trust in your faithfulness.