The Fairness of God

Recently I was having a discussion with a friend of mine in regards to the Fairness of God. We were exploring the question, is God fair? My response was a resounding, no He is not. And can I tell you something, I'm glad about it! There may be many of you that are going through situations right now that you feel that you don't "deserve" to be in. You're finding yourself assessing your situation and questioning the Fairness of God. "Lord, this isn't fair. I don't deserve this". I won't question whether or not you deserve to be going through what you're going through. But to me, what is unquestionable is the Fairness of God. To me, God is absolutely, Not Fair.

Let's first talk about what we as "sinful creatures" really deserve. If God gave us what we deserve in regards to our obedience to Him, our loyalty to Him, our submission to Him, our worship of Him; would we be where we are right now? The bible says that the wages of sin are death (Romans 6). Have any of you sinned "lately"? If you have then you "deserve" to die. So then, if you're simply alive and breathing, within the Justice of God, that's not fair. Do you see what I'm saying? We like to look at the Fairness of God in light of what we're going through at the time, not in light of what we deserve overall within the economy of God.

Then let's look at the Fairness of God in regards to the treatment of His own Son. The bible says that Jesus was without sin (2Corinthians 5). Yet He was crucified on the Cross for our sins and iniquities (Isaiah 53). Is this fair? Is it fair for a Man who did nothing wrong to suffer a brutal and humiliating death just so a sinful humanity could be reconciled to God? I don't think so. And remember, it was the will of God that Jesus died on the Cross for the sins of the world (Isaiah 53). So, once again, when we think about our own Eternal Salvation and the price that Jesus had to pay, surely The Father is not Fair.

Yet, let's examine one other area of the Fairness of God. Favor is not Fair. Is there any one of us that "deserves" the Favor of God? The times He's blessed you, the times He's delivered you, the times He's healed you, the times He's made a way out of no way; did you deserve that? The times that He's let you live while others have gone on to their grave; were you "better" than that other person? No you were not. The reason you weren't in the accident, the reason your life was spared is because God is not Fair. We generally describe it as The Grace of God, God's unmerited favor. This is significant, because we're getting ready to enter a season where God is going to pour out His Miracle Blessings upon His chosen and elect, while others have to deal with the consequences of Judgment. I can assure you, it won't look fair. But at the end of the day, God is Sovereign and God is Just. I'm just so glad that God is not Fair.