The more years go by and our societies modernize, the more we see injustice reigning in governments and in many other areas of life. The human being has been characterized as being unjust, and this is why the psalmist says in Psalm 53 verse 3: “Every one of them is gone back: they are altogether become filthy; there is none that doeth good, no, not one”. Injustice has been practiced since creation, you can find it the story of Cain and Abel, it is natural that injustice has evolved in our current society.
In Ecclesiastes 3 we find:
16 And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there.
17 I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.
18 I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts.
19 For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all is vanity.
20 All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again.
21 Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?
22 Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion: for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him?
Ecclesiastess 3:16-22
From this text we learn several things and they are the following:
1. There is no justice on earth
It is normal to know that many of our governments do not do the true justice, we also know that today there are many people imprisoned because the judge of that city was bought by a person with a lot of wealth who did not want to go to jail and lose his good reputation. It is also true to see how many dealers alter their products even though this is illegal. And if we keep mentioning more injustices that happen in this world we would not finish today, and Solomon saw that back then.
2. Both the just and the unjust will be judged by God
The human being lives as if he will never have to account for his actions, however, the Bible shows us that we will all be one day before God, both the just and the unjust. Someday, all the people who have done injustice will be before the divine tribunal of Christ:
For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.
2 Corinthians 5:10
3. Man is like a beast
Examining the context of the verse we realize that both the wicked and the righteous are likened to a beast, why? The same chapter says it:
19 For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all is vanity.
20 All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again.
21 Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?
22 Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion: for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him?
Conclusion
The life of man arrives and leaves early. We do not live an eternity here on earth, the life of man is like the grass that is soon dried and thrown into the fire. Let us live a life doing justice to others, living for God, loving our neighbor and asking God to help us every day more to be like his Son Jesus.
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