It Ain’t Fair, I Tell Ya, It Just Ain’t Fair!
I have really enjoyed watching gymnastics during the Olympics, but I hate the judging system. Despite rules and points systems, it remains subjective at best. But I can deal with that… heck, if the athletes can, I shouldn’t have a beef.
But then a weird thing happened tonight. An American and a Chinese tied for the gold medal. Should have been smiles all around, but all was not as it appeared. Despite the fact that they tied (to the hundredth of a point!), the athlete from China was awarded the gold medal. You see, in the Olympics ties are not allowed in gymnastics. At the World Championships, yes. Olympics, no. So instead of two athletes sharing the gold, one has silver and is trying to figure out when a tie became a loss.
Life ain’t fair. But God is. And He expects us to be fair in dealing with others.
The Lord demands fairness in every business deal; He sets the standard. Proverbs 16:11
We know what is honest and what is dishonest. And to please God, there is no middle ground, only fairness and honesty in all we do. It’s easy to try to “pull a fast one” to advance our careers, or cheat a bit to save money. We soothe our conscience by saying that everybody does it. Politicians have perfected the art of “disinformation” against their opponents, putting out lies and half-truths through back-channels in an attempt to get elected.
God expects more from His own. We can’t rationalize treating others fairly. Sometimes it takes courage to be fair, to be honest, to rise above it all. But it is how God expects us to act.
The ones who can live here are those who are honest and fair, who reject making a profit by fraud, who stay far away from bribes, who refuse to listen to those who plot murder, who shut their eyes to all enticement to do wrong. Isaiah 33:15
If we are fair and honest in our relationships and life, we will dwell with God in His grace.
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