Nobody gets away with it

“They say, “The LORD doesn’t see it. The God of Jacob doesn’t pay attention.” Psalm 94:7 HCSB

In a story that had me baffled titled, "European medalist runner tests positive for meldonium” published yesterday by The Associated Press, the following was reported: European Championship steeplechase silver medalist Ahmed Abdelwahed has been suspended after testing positive for meldonium. The Athletics Integrity Unit did not say when the 26-year-old Italian runner tested positive. Abdelwahed was second in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the European track championships in Munich three weeks ago. Meldonium is an endurance-boosting heart medication banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency since 2016. Athletes testing positive for it early that year included tennis star Maria Sharapova. She served a 15-month ban. And the reason I was so baffled is this… in a day and age when testing is so advanced, how do people think they can still get away with cheating?

And you know, when it comes to getting away with things, the Bible tells us that people who revel in and celebrate practicing evil are known by their arrogance toward God saying, “The Lord doesn’t see it” or pay attention. This attitude is the very thing that causes the willful evildoers to be blind to the consequences their actions will eventually bring. Spurgeon explains it this way, “They were blindly wicked because they dreamed of a blind God. When men believe that the eyes of God are dim, there is no reason to wonder that they give full license to their brutal passions.”

So in a world where the wicked seem to “get away” with cheating, lying, rioting, swindling, murder, extortion and a litany of other offenses, let us remember that God sees all my friend. He pays careful attention to everything and will one day judge the unrepentant and prideful for their blatant iniquities, proving that no one truly gets away with it. 

Heavenly Father, in a world where the chances of a criminal being punished for their crimes is becoming less and less, help us to remember that nothing anyone does happens without your knowledge. You see everything and You most definitely pay attention. Help us to remember that Lord when we want to throw up our hands thinking that the wicked with “get away” with their crimes. It’s in your precious name we pray Jesus. Amen.

Happy Running!