Ecclesiastes 3:16-17 (ESV Strong's)
Moreover, I saw under the sun that in the place of justice, even there was wickedness, and in the place of righteousness, even there was wickedness. I said in my heart, God will judge the righteous and the wicked, for there is a time for every matter and for every work.
Subject: God's Justice
The above verses might be the prefect epitaph for today's society. Solomon is observing life in Ecclesiastes. He makes observations about sex, work-life, death, happiness, drinking, and a few other practical matters. In the above text he speaks to the conflict he sees in life between wickedness and righteousness in regard to power and the abuse of it over justice. He sees that there are wicked people in this life who are injustice. Since his conclusion is that God must judge BOTH the righteous and the wicked, it could be assumed that the righteous are NOT doing anything to correct the wicked. The stress in these verses is apparent. Righteousness struggles with wickedness. The injustice caused by the lack of righteousness is apparent. This is the world we live in today. Injustice seems to be ignored and righteousness is laughed, mocked, ridiculed and marginalized. God will just the wicked for this. But, He will also judge the righteous. Every matter and every work has an appointed time of judgement. This is the truth that God is giving us in these verses through the hand of the Preacher. God is showing us that He sees the injustice in the world. He does not ignore it. Yet, the "time" may not be NOW. There is a time coming that injustice will be dealt with. But, not now. Today we see it oppress righteousness and righteousness back away or back down. We ought to pray for justice!!! God can, will and is going to bring justice.
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