We all have heard certain sayings and we can start to believe some of them, though they may be completely wrong, completely anti-Bible.

I ran across this statement the other day and thought to myself – “well, its half wrong and half right.”

“Life isn’t fair, but it’s still good”

Let’s break that down – “Life isn’t Fair” - Well that’s just wrong…

If you look at from a monetary or social status I guess it could be true – but let’s look at it from a big picture…  Jesus said in  - Matthew 5:45

“…for He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.”

Let’s unpack that.

No matter who you are or where you are… the same sun rises on you, you have the same 24 hours that anyone else has. That sounds pretty fair to me.

When it rains, or snows, or is a drought, it happens to everyone in that area. I think that is fair.

The things in life that matter, the things of everyday life – happen to everyone – and frankly – that is fair. What you do with it, how you act and react in it is up to you.

Then there is the - “but it’s still good…”

Well, I think that is right. No I am not saying that everything in life is good, that would be ludicrous.

Look back at the scripture – the sun, the rain – they are both good and sometimes they might be bad. BUT when you put it all in perspective of the big picture of your life, life is good. And here is the great thing… IT CAN EVEN BE BETTER…

In Romans 8:28 the Bible says – “And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.”

Again, not that all things are good but the good and bad work together for the bigger picture FOR THOSE who love God and are called for His purpose. So, you can know that not only is it all good in the long run, it can be beyond good. The great comes in the ultimate purpose, it comes from living that life of love in God and in that we can realize that, yes indeed… it’s all good – even when in the moment it may seem bad.

If life is fair – the same 24 hours, the same ride around the run, the sameness of every day – and if it can be beyond just good for those who love God – then it stands to reason that we can live a fuller life, an abundant life if we follow Jesus through the good and bad, the sun and rain.

Read what Paul wrote in Philippians 4:8

“Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things.”

So in your same, fair 24 hours what will make it truly good is the love relationship with God through Christ that will open your eyes to see the abundant good around you even in everyday life.

I am in it with you

Doug