It's not fair!

A friend recently sent me one of those emails that we all get describing one of those really unfair, unpublicized human interest stories. The email described the life of Irena Sandler, a German, who smuggled children out of Poland during World War II. She is credited with saving thousands of children from death. She was imprisoned and tortured by the Nazis for her humanitarian efforts. She was considered for a Nobel Peace Prize in 2007, but instead the award went to Al Gore for his slide show presentation regarding the hoax known as man-made global warming. The unfairness of this situation is highlighted by the recent revelations that people who have benefited from the so-called science of global warming manipulated the data.

I am writing this while the snow is falling during one of the coldest winters we have had in recent memory. The forecast is calling for an additional 15-20 inches of snow in D.C. on top of the 20-30 inches of snow they already received last week. Snow was reported in 49 of the 50 states this week. People who did wrong have benefited from their lies and distortions regarding man-made global warming while good people such as Irena go unnoticed. How unfair!

But who said life is fair? I know my Mom didn’t when I complained of being treated unfairly. I bet your Mom didn’t promise you that life would be fair. How did we develop the expectation that life should be fair?

Some are born smart, some are born attractive, some throw a football and some seemingly have little in the way of talent or ability. Life is not fair.

Throughout the Bible we see that God evaluates people by a different standard. Luke 21:1-4 tells of the widow who gave all that she had in the offering. Jesus recognized this and pointed her out as putting in more than all of the others who gave that day. Matthew 6:1-4 tells us to make certain that we do our good deeds in secret – not seeking attention. Those who do so will receive their reward from God.

Paul writes in Colossians 3:23-25 “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.” Anyone who does wrong will be repaid for his wrong, and there is no favoritism with God.

Don’t be discouraged because you are working hard, but are unnoticed. Seek God’s approval of your life. Look for eternal rewards.

Snopes on Irena Sandler
http://www.snopes.com/politics/war/sendler.asp

Links regarding climategate:
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2009/11/24/john-lott-climate-change-emails-copenhagen/

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1250872/Climategate-U-turn-Astonishment-scientist-centre-global-warming-email-row-admits-data-organised.html