#soap # Revelation 16 ## Title: The Lord is Keeping Score ## Scripture: (Revelation 16:5-6) Now I heard the angel of the waters saying: “You are just—the one who is and who was, the Holy One—because you have passed these judgments, because they poured out the blood of your saints and prophets, so you have given them blood to drink. They got what they deserved!” (NET) ## Observation: As a pastor, I have heard many people ask about evil people who prosper. If I am being honest, I have also wondered this from time to time. How can people get ahead by doing evil? How do guilty people walk free? Why do good things happen to bad people? Does God see? Does God care? The answer is God does not miss anything. He sees it all. There are many nuances to the problem of evil and why things happen the way they do. The one element we cannot forget is that God sees it all and will reward both good and bad behavior in His own time. Today’s passage reminds us that evil people are judged when the time is right. No one gets away from God’s justice. ## Application: Settle in your heart there are some things about this life you will not understand due to our finite ability to see God’s infinite picture. Trust that He is taking care of the things you do not understand. ## Prayer: Thank You, Jesus, for being trustworthy in the hard things of life.