Sunday, October 26, 2025

Alex Buabeng-Korsah

TOPIC: WHEN THE WICKED PROSPER

THEME SCRIPTURE: “Righteous are You, O LORD, when I plead with You; yet let me talk with You about Your judgments.” — Jeremiah 12:1

PREPARATORY QUESTION

1. Why does the wicked prosper and yet the righteous of the Lord goes through tough times?

 

 

The question “Why do the wicked prosper?” has echoed across ages. Jeremiah voiced it not as a cynic, but as a believer whose obedience had brought him pain and betrayal. Like Job, he struggled to reconcile God’s justice with the apparent triumph of evil. Yet, when the wicked prosper, chaos abounds.

Jeremiah’s prayer reveals a heart that wrestles with God, not against Him.

Jeremiah brought his perplexity privately before the Lord, trusting that divine justice, though delayed, is never denied.

“God’s delays are not denials”, wrote Augustine. “He never promises that the wicked will not flourish, but that they will not prevail.”

It is easy to question God’s fairness when the unrighteous seem happy and flourishing. Yet Jeremiah recognized a deeper sovereignty: “You have planted them”. Even their temporary success lies within God’s permissive will. The prophet’s confidence in God’s righteousness anchored him amid emotional turbulence.

Faith, here, is not blind—it is steadfast amid mystery.

Precious one, in times of frustration when you are walking obediently, what should the believer do?

• Retreat to honesty: Spend some time in prayer, journaling your hardest questions before God.
• Replace resentment with worship: Read Psalm 73 prayerfully—Asaph’s struggle mirrors Jeremiah’s, and similarly, it may mirror yours.
• Rest in justice: Each time you see evil prosper, whisper: “God, You have planted them; You remain sovereign.”

To walk by faith is to accept that God’s ways are higher than ours (Isa. 55:9). As Oswald Chambers observed, “Faith never knows where it is being led, but it loves and knows the One who is leading.”

Remain blessed.

FURTHER READING:  Jeremiah 12:1-6

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QUESTIONS TO HELP YOU MEDITATE ON THE WORD

1. When was the last time you took your confusion to God instead of venting it publicly?
2. How does knowing that God’s justice is sovereign—not immediate—change your perspective?
3. What does Jeremiah’s honesty teach you about prayer during seasons of pain?

PRAYER

Righteous Father, when I see injustice and my heart aches at the prosperity of those who dishonor You, teach me to trust Your timing. I receive Your help to come to You honestly, yet humbly. I see You anchoring my faith in Your unchanging righteousness. In Jesus' precious name. Amen

One-Year Bible Reading Plan.

Psalm 134; Revelation 2; Job3