The Final Analysis

"You have said harsh things about me," says Yahweh. And yet you say, 'What have we said against you?' You have said, "It is useless to serve God; what is the good of keeping his commands or of walking mournfully before Yahweh Sabaoth? In fact, we now call the proud the happy ones; the evil-doers are the ones who prosper; they put God to the test, yet come to no harm!"

Then those who feared Yahweh talked to one another about this, and Yahweh took note and listened; and a book of remembrance was written in his presence recording those who feared him and kept his name in mind. "On the day when I act, says Yahweh Saboath, they will be my most prized possession, and I shall spare them in the way a man spares the son who serves him. Then once again you will see the difference between the upright person and the wicked one, between the one who serves God and the one who does not serve them." Malachi 3:13-18

Times don't really change that much, do they? The same complaint can be made today. We look around and see people doing bad things but having all the success the world can offer, and those who do good suffer. This scripture passage offers some comfort for that emotion. In the end, who we are before God is what matters. Everything else simply fades away.