I remember as a boy the great pronouncements made by Mussolini and Hitler. Where are they now? What happened to all their boasting? Sin catches up to people.

Sometimes it seems the wicked will prosper forever. They increase more and more and yet those who know them know of the evil things they do. This continues for years. It appears there is no justice.

God has a way of waiting until He sees you have attained the peak of your desires, whether they are good or evil, before He reveals His judgment. Sometimes God waits until after the individual is dead. Some men's sins are revealed beforehand. In other cases they follow after.

But be sure of one thing. There is no act of righteousness or wickedness that goes unnoticed by the Lord. He gives both the righteous and the wicked plenty of space until He is certain of their character and intentions.

When the wicked individual really turns from his wickedness and begins to practice righteousness, God forgets about his wickedness. He is judged as a righteous person. Rejoice with God over a son who has returned home.

When the righteous individual turns from his righteousness and begins to practice wickedness, God forgets about his righteousness. He is judged as a wicked person.

No one gets away with anything. If we will cease our judging and trying to avenge ourselves God will avenge us. As long as we are trying to exert our own justice God will not move. We have to let go of the situation. When we hang on to our bitter, vengeful attitude we keep ourselves and the object of our hatred in prison.

Turn your problem over to God and let Him vindicate you. He may not bring forth your righteousness today because He is allowing the other fellow time to repent. And this is what you want anyway!

The wicked make loud noises now but tomorrow they will be stilled. The most boastful, arrogant of men will crawl like a worm before the Lord Jesus once he sees the reality of the spirit realm. Physical trouble is trivial compared with that which faces the wicked in the next life.

There is no death there, no sleep, no unconsciousness, no way of escaping the grotesque creatures they have decided to join. There is no love, no joy, no child's laughter, no saintly mother to make intercession. They have chosen Hell and into Hell they shall go.

There is a God in Heaven. He is holy and righteous. His justice is perfect and it always is exercised, although it may be slow coming according to our standard of time.

It is not your responsibility to judge the wicked or to pay them back. Commit your way to the Lord. Trust in Him. Let your thoughts be full of peace and joy. Learn to live in the "now."

No power of man can change the future. God holds the world in His hands. The nations are viewed as a drop in the bucket.

The earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein. God gives riches and power to whomever He chooses. Except the Lord build the city they labor in vain who attempt to construct it. Unless the Lord watches over a country the watchman might as well go back to sleep.

God watches over Israel, over His elect. He wants them to live in righteousness, peace, and joy. He desires that they sing and dance in the heights of Zion and walk on the high places of Jacob.

God intends that you find delight in Him. Maybe your world has just fallen apart. Maybe there is some wicked individual you can accurately blame for your personal disaster.

Just know this. If you will go to God until He removes the turmoil from you, you will find His love and peace in the very worst of situations.

But if you lift your hand to punish evildoers (apart from the Lord's specific and peaceful guidance) you will accomplish nothing except to destroy your own peace and joy.

Leave the wicked with God. He will take care of them in His time.