A Short-lived Victory
Acts 12 [i] Let me show you a few verses from the Bible: Jeremiah 12:1 LORD, you always give me justice when I bring a case before you. So let me bring you this complaint: Why are the wicked so prosperous? Why are evil people so happy? Job 21:7 Why do the wicked prosper, growing old and powerful? Ecclesiastes 8:14 And this is not all that is meaningless in our world. In this life, good people are often treated as though they were wicked, and wicked people are often treated as though they were good. This is so meaningless! Psalm 73:2-3 But as for me, I almost lost my footing. My feet were slipping, and I was almost gone. For I envied the proud when I saw them prosper despite their wickedness. Why do the wicked prosper? When troubles, hardships or persecutions come, we all have questions. Why is this happening? How can we make it? With these questions comes the challenge of survival. Can we make it or even continue to go on? In the account of