Reversal of Fortune

One of the grand themes of the Scriptures is that of reversal of fortune. I came across it again in Ps. 37.35-36 (KJV) this morning. "I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree; yet he passed away, and lo, he was not: Yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.

There is the appearance that the wicked are prospering. Everyone sees it; everyone acknowledges it. He is like a gigantic tree that stands over the landscape and everyone who passes by remarks, "What an incredible tree!"

The day comes when the tree dies; the wicked passes away. Everyone looks for the giant tree, but it no longer exists. There has been a reversal of fortune. The wicked had the appearance of prosperity, but it was only an appearance, only for a time. There will come a day when the wicked will be held responsible for their wickedness. God will be justified.